Resilience among trans and gender-diverse adults: The protective role of dispositional hope in the perceived burdensomeness-suicide relationship.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Paul Snooks ◽  
Suzanne McLaren
Keyword(s):  
Protective Role ◽  
Perceived Burdensomeness ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Dispositional Hope ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence and Illicit Substance Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: The Protective Role of Cognitive Reappraisal

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian R. Scheer ◽  
Ethan H. Mereish
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cognitive Reappraisal ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Illicit Substance ◽  
Illicit Substance Use ◽  
And Gender

Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) disproportionately experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and report illicit substance use compared with cisgender heterosexual youth. Cognitive reappraisal strategies have been shown to decrease trauma-exposed individuals’ likelihood of engaging in substance use. However, virtually no research has examined the relationship between various forms of IPV, including identity abuse, and illicit substance use, as well as the protective role of cognitive reappraisal among IPV-exposed SGMY. The current study addressed these limitations and examined cognitive reappraisal as a moderator of the associations between various IPV forms and illicit substance use among 149 SGMY (ages 18-25; 28.9% bisexual, 42.3% transgender or gender nonbinary, 45.0% racial and ethnic minority) between 2016 and 2017. Results indicated that many SGMY used cocaine in the past 6 months (24.8%), followed by hallucinogens (24.8%), stimulants (22.8%), and heroin (20.8%). More than half (62.4%) of SGMY experienced psychological abuse, 44.3% physical abuse, and 43.6% identity abuse in the past year. Cognitive reappraisal buffered the associations between two forms of IPV, identity abuse and physical abuse, and illicit substance use among SGMY, underscoring its importance for clinical intervention. Specifically, past year identity abuse and physical abuse were associated with greater illicit substance use only for SGMY with lower cognitive reappraisal, not for youth with higher cognitive reappraisal. This study adds to the burgeoning literature on identity, physical, and psychological forms of IPV and illicit substance use among SGMY. Our findings provide evidence that cognitive reappraisal strategies buffer the effect of identity abuse and physical abuse on illicit drug use among SGMY. These findings shed light on new avenues for clinical intervention that may help to reduce the prevalence of illicit substance use among IPV-exposed SGMY.

Well-Being and the Pandemic: Trust in People Matters More Than Trust in Institutions

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110616
Author(s):  
Veljko Jovanović ◽  
Francesco Sarracino ◽  
Milica Lazić ◽  
Vesna Gavrilov-Jerković
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Trust In Institutions ◽  
Age And Gender Differences ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Trust is an important correlate of well-being, and it plays an important moderating role against adversity. But does this conclusion also hold during pandemics? We address this question by investigating the role of interpersonal and institutional trust for well-being, as measured by five proxies, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. We also examined age and gender differences in the relationship between trust and well-being, and tested the protective role of trust among individuals whose well-being might be at risk during the pandemic. The sample included a total of 5776 Serbian adults ( Mage = 37.00 years, 75% female). The results showed that interpersonal trust has a small but significant relationship with well-being, whereas institutional trust has negligible effects. We also found some evidence for the protective role of general interpersonal trust on well-being among individuals with poorer self-rated health and in a poorer financial situation. Our findings confirm the role of interpersonal trust for well-being in times of crisis, and support previous evidence indicating that promoting interpersonal trust should be a core goal of public policy.

scholarly journals The Role of the Avatar in Gaming for Trans and Gender Diverse Young People

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8617
Author(s):  
Helen Morgan ◽  
Amanda O'Donovan ◽  
Renita Almeida ◽  
Ashleigh Lin ◽  
Yael Perry
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender

A significant proportion of trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people report membership of the gaming community and resultant benefits to wellbeing. To date their experiences and needs regarding a key feature of games, the avatar, are largely unexplored, despite increasing interest in the therapeutic role of avatars in the general population. The aim of this study was to better understand the role of the avatar in gaming, its impact on TGD young people’s mental health, and their unique needs regarding avatar design. N = 17 TGD young people aged 11–22 years (M = 16.3 years) participated in four focus groups. A general inductive approach was used to thematically analyze the transcribed data. TGD young people report considerable therapeutic benefits of using avatars with positive mental health implications. Importantly, TGD young people use avatars to explore, develop and rehearse their experienced gender identities, often as a precursor to coming out in the offline world. They also report negative experiences of feeling excluded due to the constraints of conventional notions of gender that are widely reflected in game design. Participants described simple design features to better reflect gender diversity, such as increased customization. Such changes would facilitate the positive gains reported by participants and better reflect the diversity of young people who use games. The findings have important implications for both recreational and serious or therapeutic game design.

scholarly journals Adolescent Religiosity and Psychosocial Functioning: Investigating the Roles of Religious Tradition, National-Ethnic Group, and Gender

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi E. Stolz ◽  
Joseph A. Olsen ◽  
Teri M. Henke ◽  
Brian K. Barber
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

This study utilized data from over 9,300 youth from 11 national or within-nation ethnic groups to evaluate the relationship between youth religiosity and youth social outcomes (social initiative, antisocial behavior) and psychological outcomes (self-esteem and depression) considering the roles of religious tradition, national-ethnic group, and gender. We created national-ethnic group by religious tradition (NEG × RT) combinations, partitioned religiosity into between-group and within-group components, and performed a series of mixed model regressions for each outcome. The levels of all four outcomes of interest differed significantly across NEG × RT groups, and these differences were attributable to national-ethnic group rather than religious tradition. Youth reports of antisocial behavior and self-esteem were predicted by between-group religiosity. Additionally, within-group religiosity predicted all four outcomes, indicating that the protective role of religiosity functions in a comparative, or relative, manner with youth who are more religious than others in their group reaping the most benefits.

Time to First Cigarette, Physical Activity, and Pulmonary Function in Middle-aged to Older Adult Smokers

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 612-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell T. Nye ◽  
Melissa Mercincavage ◽  
Steven A. Branstetter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Nicotine Addiction ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Addiction Severity ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
And Gender

Background:How addiction severity relates to physical activity (PA), and if PA moderates the relation between PA and lung function among smokers, is unknown. This study explored the independent and interactive associations of nicotine addiction severity and PA with lung function.Methods:The study used cross-sectional data from 343 adult smokers aged 40 to 79 participating in the 2009–10 and 2011–12 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Assessed were the independent relations of nicotine addiction severity, as measured by the time to first cigarette (TTFC), and average daily minutes of moderate and vigorous PA with lung function ratio (FEV1/FVC). Additional analysis examined whether PA moderated the relationship between addiction severity and lung function.Results:Greater lung function was independently associated with moderate PA and later TTFC, but not vigorous PA, when controlling for cigarettes per day (CPD), past month smoking, ethnicity, years smoked, and gender (P-values < .05). PA did not moderate the association between addiction severity (TTFC) and lung function (P = .441).Conclusion:Among middle-aged to older smokers, increased PA and lower addiction severity were associated with greater lung function, independent of CPD. This may inform research into the protective role of PA and identification of risk factors for interventions.

scholarly journals You, Me, and Them: Understanding Employees’ Use of Trans-Affirming Language within the Workplace

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Perales ◽  
Christine Ablaza ◽  
Wojtek Tomaszewski ◽  
Dawn Emsen-Hough
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Employee Survey ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Workplace Inclusion

Abstract Introduction As the benefits of workplace inclusion become progressively recognized, employers are making greater efforts to cultivate inclusive organizational environments where employees from diverse backgrounds can thrive. Yet academic research has often neglected issues of sexual orientation and gender diversity. We contribute to redressing this knowledge gap by examining processes of workplace inclusion for employees with diverse genders and sexualities, focusing on an under-researched area—the role of language. Methods Using a regression framework, we empirically examine how different individual and workplace factors are associated with employees’ inclusive language use toward their trans- and gender-diverse colleagues. To accomplish this, we undertook the first-ever analyses of unique survey data from the 2020 Australian Workplace Equality Index Employee Survey (n ~ 27,000 employees and ~ 150 employers). Results Our results highlight the role of employees’ socio-demographic characteristics (e.g., their gender and sexual orientation, age, education, and religiosity) as well as the role of features of the workplace environment (e.g., employer’s size, location, and inclusion culture). Conclusions While use of appropriate language toward individuals with diverse genders and sexualities constitutes an important stepping stone to their workplace inclusion, this study has demonstrated that its adoption remains incomplete and highly segmented. Social Policy Implications These findings bear important implications for the design, targeting, and implementation of programs aimed at fostering trans-affirming language and the workplace inclusion of individuals from sexual and gender minorities.

scholarly journals ENSINANDO A DIVERSIDADE OU A TRANSFOBIA? UM PANORAMA DA EDUCAÇÃO SOBRE DIVERSIDADE SEXUAL E DE GÊNERO NAS ESCOLAS DA REGIÃO DE SOROCABA-SP E SUA INTERSECÇÃO COM SAÚDE MENTAL

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Sara Laham Sonetti ◽  
Marcos Roberto Vieira Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relations Of Power ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

A estrutura social e os padrões de normalidade refletem diretamente as relações de poder e a naturalização de algumas normas em detrimento de outras. Temos no Brasil uma heteronormatividade compulsória vigente, que se apresenta também dentro da escola, nos conteúdos ensinados e nas condutas de comportamento induzidas ou exigidas. O presente artigo discute esse tema no panorama nacional de forma mais ampla e na região de Sorocaba, em particular. Nesse contexto local, a heteronormatividade tem sido afirmada e reafirmada através de aprovações de leis que desconsideram a identidade de gênero e de medidas que reforçam o preconceito e discriminação em torno de diversas formas de expressão da sexualidade e gênero. Esse desrespeito e as diferentes formas de violências dele advindas são desfavoráveis à saúde mental e física de pessoas que não se enquadram na cisheteronormatividade, fazendo então da escola um ambiente potencialmente lesivo a alunos e funcionários LGBT. Ao mesmo tempo, há a possibilidade de a escola exercer um papel protetivo, ao promover o debate e educação sobre sexualidade, o que tem sido pauta de movimentos sociais sorocabanos ao reivindicarem mudanças nas leis e diminuição da influência do conservadorismo presente no meio político local. Palavras-chave: Travestis. Transexuais. Heteronormatividade. Saúde Mental. Transfobia na escola.ABSTRACTThe social structure and patterns of normality reflect directly the relations of power and naturalization of some norms in detriment of others. There is a prevailing compulsory heteronormativity, which also occurs into the school, within the limits taught and conducts of induced or required behaviors. The present article discusses the theme in the national panorama in a broader way and in the region of Sorocaba, in particular way. In this local context, the heteronormativity has been affirmed and reaffirmed through approvals of laws that disregard gender identity and policies that reinforce prejudice and discrimination in the senses of the expressions of sexuality and gender. This disrespect and the different forms of violence that come from it, are unfavorable to mental and physical health of people that doesn’t fit in the cisheteronormativity, making the school to become a harmfull place to LGBT studants and employers. At the same time, there is a possibility of a protective role of school, while promoting debate and education about sexuality, which has been some of the schedule of social moviments of Sorocaba, that claim for chances in the law and for decrease of the influence of conservatism in the local political environment.Keywords: Transvestite. Transsexuals. Heteronormativity. Mental Health. Transphobia into schools.

scholarly journals It’s my safe space: The life-saving role of the internet in the lives of transgender and gender diverse youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Austin ◽  
Shelley L. Craig ◽  
Nicole Navega ◽  
Lauren B. McInroy
Keyword(s):  
Safe Space ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Diverse Youth
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