Internalizing symptoms, intersectional discrimination, and social support among Asian–Pacific Islander sexual and gender minority adults.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Takeda ◽  
Lisa Rosenthal ◽  
Prerna G. Arora
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Asian Pacific

scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescent Responses to YouTube Videos Portraying Sexual and Gender Minority Experiences: Belonging, Community, and Information Seeking

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A. Levinson ◽  
Patricia M. Greenfield ◽  
Jenna C. Signorelli
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority youth are at risk for negative mental health outcomes, such as depression and suicide, due to stigma. Fortunately, sense of community, connection, and social support can ameliorate these deleterious effects. Youth express that most of their social support comes from peers and in-school organizations, but these sources require in-person interaction. Past research has identified social media sites as virtual and anonymous sources of support for these youth, but the role of YouTube specifically in this process has not been thoroughly explored. This study explores YouTube as a possible virtual source of support for sexual and gender minority youth by examining the ecological comments left on YouTube videos. A qualitative thematic analysis of YouTube comments resulted in six common themes in self-identified adolescents' YouTube comments: sharing, relating, information-seeking, gratitude, realization, and validation. Most commonly, adolescents shared feelings and experiences related to their identity, especially when they could relate to the experiences discussed in the videos. These young people also used their comments to ask for identity-related advice or information, treating the platform as a source of education. Results suggest that sexual minority youth's use of YouTube can be advantageous for social support and community, identity-related information, identity development, and overall well-being.

scholarly journals Social Support and Attachment to Pets Moderate the Association between Sexual and Gender Minority Status and the Likelihood of Delaying or Avoiding COVID-19 Testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Angela Matijczak ◽  
Jennifer W. Applebaum ◽  
Shanna K. Kattari ◽  
Shelby E. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
Additional Barrier ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM) face barriers to accessing COVID-19 testing and treatment services. Living with pets may pose an additional barrier due to concerns about pet welfare. This study investigates whether the relation between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding testing and treatment for COVID-19 varies as a function of attachment to pets and social support. Our sample consisted of 1453 adults (Mage = 39.4 years, 12.6% racial/ethnic minority; 21.8% SGM). We conducted simple and additive multiple moderation analyses to investigate the moderating effect of attachment to pets and social support on the relation between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding COVID-19 testing or treatment. Attachment to pets moderated the association between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding COVID-19 testing in the simple (β = 0.82, Z = 2.09, p = 0.04) and additive multiple moderation analyses (β = 0.82, Z = 2.05, p = 0.04). SGM participants were more likely than non-SGM participants to report that they would delay or avoid testing when they reported high attachment to their pet (β = 0.75, OR = 2.11, Z = 2.51, p = 0.01) and low (β = 0.75, OR = 2.12, Z = 2.48, p = 0.01) or moderate (β = 0.73, OR = 2.08, Z = 2.14, p = 0.03) levels of social support.

scholarly journals Analysis of race and gender disparities in incidence-based mortality in patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer from 2000 to 2014.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18570-e18570
Author(s):  
Juan Cintron-Garcia ◽  
Lakshmi Priyanka Pappoppula ◽  
Ashkan Shahbandi ◽  
Takefumi Komiya ◽  
Achuta Guddati
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Asian Pacific ◽  
Pacific Islander Women

e18570 Background: Well-differentiated thyroid cancer has better outcomes compared to anaplastic thyroid cancer. The incidence of well-differentiated thyroid cancer is higher in women whereas it is approximately the same in both genders for anaplastic thyroid cancer. The variability of incidence-based mortality across gender in the context of race has not been studied. This study analyzes the rates of incidence-based mortality among both the genders in four racial groups. Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database was queried to conduct a nation-wide analysis for the years 2000 to 2016. Incidence-based mortality for all stages of well-differentiated and undifferentiated thyroid cancer was queried and the results were grouped by race (Caucasian/White, African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan native and Asian/Pacific Islander) and gender. All stages and ages were included in the analysis. T-test was used to determine statistically significant difference between various subgroups. Results: Incidence-based mortality rates (per 100000) for well-differentiated and undifferentiated thyroid cancer for all races and both the genders are shown in the table below. The incidence-based mortality rates for both genders is approximately the same despite a 2-3:1 difference in incidence. Anaplastic thyroid cancer has a higher mortality rate in Caucasian and Asian/pacific Islander women compared to men despite an equal ratio of incidence. As expected, the mortality rates of anaplastic thyroid cancer were significantly higher compared to well-differentiated cancer across all races and genders. Also, Asian/Pacific Islander women have a higher rate of mortality compared to both the genders of Caucasian and African American races. Conclusions: Incidence-based mortality for anaplastic thyroid cancer is higher in women in all races whereas there is no difference in mortality between men and women for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. This is divergent from the incidence ratios noted in these malignancies. In the context of increasing incidence of thyroid cancer for the past few decades, this data suggests that additional resources may be devoted to decreasing the disparity of mortality in this gender. [Table: see text]

Exposure to Suicidal Behavior and Social Support Among Sexual- and Gender-Minority Youth

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. e2020033134
Author(s):  
Kimberly J. Mitchell ◽  
Victoria Banyard ◽  
Kimberly L. Goodman ◽  
Ida F. StrØm ◽  
Michele L. Ybarra
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

An Exploration of Family Influences on Smoking among Ethnically Diverse Adolescents

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle C. Kegler ◽  
Laura McCormick ◽  
Myra Crawford ◽  
Peg Allen ◽  
Clarence Spigner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
American Indian ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
American Indian Youth ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Asian Pacific

In an attempt to better understand mechanisms throughwhich families might influence adolescent smoking, focus group data collected as part of a larger study of ethnic and gender differences in teen smoking were analyzed for family-related themes. Across six sites, 132 focus groups were conducted with African American, American Indian, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and White youth. Similarities across race/ethnicity were evident in the content of antismoking messages and the feeling among youth that theywould get in trouble with their parents if caught smoking. African American and Asian/Pacific Islander youth appeared more concerned about their parents thinking less of them if they smoked than were youth from other racial/ethnic groups. White and American Indian youth were more likely to discuss that their parents felt it was their own decision as to whether or not to smoke than were the other groups.

scholarly journals Analysis of race and gender disparities in mortality trends from patients diagnosed with nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer from 2000 to 2014.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17533-e17533
Author(s):  
Kristine Badin ◽  
Asha Nayak Kapoor ◽  
Achuta Kumar Guddati
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Hypopharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Mortality Trends ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
American Black ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Asian Pacific

e17533 Background: Squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx constitutes a majority of head neck malignancies. The incidence-based mortality across different races has been noted to be divergent. This study analyzes the trend in incidence-based mortality from the years 2000 to 2014 amongst both the genders in Caucasian/White and African American/Black patients. Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database was queried to conduct a nation-wide analysis for the years 2000 to 2014. Incidence-based mortality for all stages of nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer was queried and the results were grouped by race (Caucasian/White, African American/Black, American Indian/Alaskan native and Asian/Pacific Islander) and gender. All stages and ages were included in the analysis. T-test was used to determine statistically significance difference between various subgroups. Linearized trend lines were used to visualize the mortality trends of all sub groups. Results: Incidence-based mortality rates (per 1000) for nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer all races and both the genders is shown in the table below. The male to female gender disparity in mortality is~ 1:3 in patients with nasopharynx across all races and becomes worse to ~1:4 and ~1:5 for patients with oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers respectively. Notably the highest incidence based mortality for nasopharyngeal cancers is seen in Asian/pacific Islander males and a similar peak is noted for hypopharyngeal cancers in African American/Black males. Conclusions: A significant gender disparity exists in all there pharyngeal cancers across all races. It is unclear if female gender is protective but further study is warranted in a stage- specific and age-specific manner to better understand this disparity.[Table: see text]

scholarly journals Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Adult Social Support: Affirmation From Adults to Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Claire Burgess ◽  
Joshua A. Rusow ◽  
Cary L. Klemmer ◽  
Jeremy J. Gibbs ◽  
Justin C. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Nonparental Adults

Sexual and gender minority adolescents are at increased risk of mental health disorders; yet. little is known about how they cope with minority stressors using social support from adults. The present study examined adolescent reports of adult social support. Using a semistructured life history calendar approach, ethnically diverse sexual and gender minority adolescents (N = 52, aged 14–20 years old, M age = 16.56, SD = 1.66) and conducted a thematic analysis of their responses. A thematic analysis was conducted. The interviews were transcribed and double-coded using a model of social support as a sensitizing framework. Qualitative analyses revealed three themes centered on (a) support from the presence of nonparental adults in schools, (b) validation from adults’ use of proper gender pronouns, and (c) encountering adults who demonstrate a lack of knowledge about sexual and gender minority issues. The present study demonstrates that coping with minority stress can take more subtle forms, both outside the home (or parental context) and in family relationships. These implications are useful for adults working with sexual or gender minority adolescents in social service and educational settings.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Emily Hunt ◽  
Cindy Y. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Psychological research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) people of color has grown in recent years; however, little is still understood about the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. The purpose of this chapter is to synthesize the current research that examines the intersections of the racial identity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, SGM identity, and the mental health of Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs. Historical contexts of attitudes toward SGMs in Asian and Pacific Island countries as well as in the United States are provided to contextualize the specific sociocultural issues faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs in the United States. The authors also discuss the role of specific Asian American and Pacific Islander cultural values such as gender norms, family values, and loss of face in the development and expression of SGM identity. This chapter also examines the unique mental health risks faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander SGMs through the lens of double minority stress. The authors conclude with recommendations for directions of future research.

scholarly journals Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 353-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallav Pokhrel ◽  
Pebbles Fagan ◽  
Kevin Cassel ◽  
Dennis R. Trinidad ◽  
Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Network Characteristics ◽  
Asian Pacific Islander ◽  
Asian Pacific
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