"You're Not Who You Thought You Were": Narratives of LGBQ+ College Students' Ambiguous Loss during Sexual Identity Development

Autor/inn/en	Thacker Darrow, Nancy E.; Duran, Antonio; Weise, Jessica A.
Titel	"You're Not Who You Thought You Were": Narratives of LGBQ+ College Students' Ambiguous Loss during Sexual Identity Development
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 63 (2022) 5, S.537-554 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	LGBTQ People; Sexual Identity; Adolescent Development; Expectation; Grief; Psychological Patterns; Change; Social Bias; Mental Health; Experience; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Expectancy; Erwartung; Trauer; Wandel; Psychohygiene; Erfahrung
Abstract	Ambiguous loss experiences may be common among sexual minority (LGBQ+) populations who sometimes have fewer supports and increased feelings of vulnerability due to the marginalization they encounter. Consequently, it is increasingly necessary to understand how LGBQ+ individuals encounter loss during formative parts of their development and how these loss experiences are connected to larger systems of power and oppression. For those in college during late adolescence, higher education environments represent a place where LGBQ+ students explore sexual identity. This narrative inquiry study, rooted in a constructivist-critical epistemology, explored LGBQ+ college students' ambiguous loss experiences as they formed their sexual identities. In particular, this project centered the stories of 15 LGBQ+ students gathered through two semi-structured interviews. Three major themes exemplified participants' narratives: Navigating Internal and External Expectations, Experiencing External and Ambiguous Loss, and Expressing Grief and Hope. Implications for helping professionals and student affairs are offered. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01