Assessing Developmental Trajectories of Sexual Minority Youth: Discrepant Findings from a Life History Calendar and a Self-Administered Survey

Autor/in	Fisher, Colleen M.
Titel	Assessing Developmental Trajectories of Sexual Minority Youth: Discrepant Findings from a Life History Calendar and a Self-Administered Survey
Quelle	In: Journal of LGBT Youth, 9 (2012) 2, S.114-135 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1936-1653
DOI	10.1080/19361653.2012.649643
Schlagwörter	Biographies; Data Collection; Homosexuality; Sexual Identity; Minority Groups; Adolescents; Young Adults; Youth; Surveys; Mental Health; Diaries; Research Methodology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Data capture; Datensammlung; Homosexualität; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Ethnische Minderheit; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Psychohygiene; Diary; Tagebuch; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Research suggests that the timing and sequence of sexual identity development milestones impact myriad health and mental health outcomes for sexual minority youth. Because these milestone events are typically assessed retrospectively, traditional data collection approaches are limited by recall bias and lack of precision in the recording of milestone events, which may conceal the distinctions between events and distort the recording of youth's developmental trajectories. The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare responses to questions about psychosexual milestones elicited by a Life History Calendar and a self-administered survey. Results indicated discrepancies in the reported occurrence and timing of milestone events between the two data collection methods. Differences in the timing of specific milestone events ranged from two months to 15 years. Implications of these discordant findings for sexual minority youth are discussed. (Contains 6 figures, 1 table, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10