Can childhood maltreatment influence sexual orientation?

A. Roberts; M. Glymour; K. Koenen

doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.04.042

Age of minority sexual orientation development and risk of childhood maltreatment and suicide attempts in women.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry ◽

10.1037/a0017163 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 79 (4) ◽

pp. 511-521 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Heather L. Corliss ◽

Susan D. Cochran ◽

Vickie M. Mays ◽

Sander Greenland ◽

Teresa E. Seeman

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Minority Sexual Orientation

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Childhood Maltreatment, Gender Nonconformity, and Adolescent Sexual Orientation: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Child Development ◽

10.1111/cdev.13317 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 91 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Yin Xu ◽

Sam Norton ◽

Qazi Rahman

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Birth Cohort ◽

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Gender Nonconformity ◽

Birth Cohort Study ◽

Prospective Birth Cohort ◽

Prospective Birth Cohort Study

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Teen Pregnancy Risk Factors Among Young Women of Diverse Sexual Orientations

10.1542/9781610025409-teen ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 49-58

Author(s):

Brittany M. Charlton ◽

Andrea L. Roberts ◽

Margaret Rosario ◽

Sabra L. Katz-Wise ◽

Jerel P. Calzo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Young Women ◽

Sexual Minority ◽

Teen Pregnancy ◽

Childhood Maltreatment ◽

Sexual Minorities ◽

Developmental Milestones ◽

Pregnancy Risk ◽

And Bisexual

OBJECTIVES Young women who are sexual minorities (eg, bisexual and lesbian) are approximately twice as likely as those who are heterosexual to have a teen pregnancy. Therefore, we hypothesized that risk factors for teen pregnancy would vary across sexual orientation groups and that other potential risk factors exist that are unique to sexual minorities. METHODS We used multivariable log-binomial models gathered from 7120 young women in the longitudinal cohort known as the Growing Up Today Study to examine the following potential teen pregnancy risk factors: childhood maltreatment, bullying victimization and perpetration, and gender nonconformity. Among sexual minorities, we also examined the following: sexual minority developmental milestones, sexual orientation–related stress, sexual minority outness, and lesbian, gay, and bisexual social activity involvement. RESULTS Childhood maltreatment and bullying were significant teen pregnancy risk factors among all participants. After adjusting for childhood maltreatment and bullying, the sexual orientation–related teen pregnancy disparities were attenuated; these risk factors explained 45% of the disparity. Among sexual minorities, reaching sexual minority developmental milestones earlier was also associated with an increased teen pregnancy risk. CONCLUSIONS The higher teen pregnancy prevalence among sexual minorities compared with heterosexuals in this cohort was partially explained by childhood maltreatment and bullying, which may, in part, stem from sexual orientation–related discrimination. Teen pregnancy prevention efforts that are focused on risk factors more common among young women who are sexual minorities (eg, childhood maltreatment, bullying) can help to reduce the existing sexual orientation–related teen pregnancy disparity.

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations: Serving GLBT Families in Our Schools

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds16.1.11 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 11-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ashley M. Frazier

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Cultural Competence ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Linguistically Diverse ◽

Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽

Diverse Populations ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

Willingness To Disclose ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

Societal Changes

Abstract School speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are increasingly likely to serve children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) parents or GLBT students as cultural and societal changes create growth in the population and increased willingness to disclose sexual orientation. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has a progressive nondiscrimination statement that includes sexual orientation as a protected status and strongly urges the membership to develop cultural competence as a matter of ethical service delivery. The purpose of this article is to describe cultural competence in relation to GLBT culture, discuss GLBT parent and student cultural issues as they are important in parent-school or student-school relations, and to provide suggestions for increasing sensitivity in these types of interactions. A list of resources is provided.

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