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Study finds family acceptance of LGBT youth protects against depression, substance abuse, suicide

For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and significantly decreased risk and better ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth

Research indicates that the social stigma that surrounds lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens leads to a variety of health risks such as substance use, risky sexual behaviors, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, ...

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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What shields gay youth from suicide

What protects lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths from considering suicide and, conversely, what makes them most vulnerable to it?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Education research shows LGBTQ-identified students at higher risk than straight-identified students

New research findings reported in the October 2011 issue of Educational Researcher highlight differences between LGBTQ- and straight-identified youth in health outcomes and educational equity. The peer-reviewed scholarly ...

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created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often find themselves victim ...

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created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study reveals prevalence of cyberbullying and its psychological impact on nonheterosexual youth

Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, ...

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created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Understanding the process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth

Young American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual minority, face psychological and social stresses in dealing with their families' values and ancestral cultures that significantly impact the development ...

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Family rejection of LGB children linked to poor health in early childhood

For the first time, researchers have established a clear link between family rejection of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and negative health outcomes in early adulthood. The findings will be published in the ...

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created Dec 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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