Disclosure Experiences of Urban, Ethnically Diverse LGBT High School Students: Implications for School Personnel

Autor/inn/en	Varjas, Kris; Kiperman, Sarah; Meyers, Joel
Titel	Disclosure Experiences of Urban, Ethnically Diverse LGBT High School Students: Implications for School Personnel
Quelle	In: School Psychology Forum, 10 (2016) 1, S.78-92 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-2243
Schlagwörter	Self Disclosure (Individuals); High School Students; Sexual Orientation; Sexual Identity; School Personnel; Self Concept; Student Attitudes; Homosexuality; Mental Health; Qualitative Research; Urban Schools; Clubs; Negative Attitudes; Semi Structured Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Schulpersonal; Selbstkonzept; Schülerverhalten; Homosexualität; Psychohygiene; Qualitative Forschung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Club; Klub; Negative Fixierung
Abstract	Disclosure of sexual orientation and/or gender identity is a milestone event for lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth and can have both positive and negative mental health consequences. Twenty-nine urban, ethnically diverse LGBT high school students participated in face-to-face, in-depth interviews. Qualitative results revealed two primary themes: act of disclosure and reaction to disclosure. The act of disclosure theme included elements of disclosure and chosen recipients. The reaction to disclosure theme included descriptions of the types of reactions received. An important contribution from this study was the description of the ways in which school personnel responded when students in this sample chose to disclose. These findings provided unique information about the disclosure experiences of LGBT youth and the supports that can be provided in school. Findings also confirmed existing literature regarding youth's descriptions of their sexual orientation and gender identity and motivations for disclosing. Implications for school personnel are highlighted. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01