Network and Proximity Effects on LGBTQ Youth’s Psychological Outcomes during a Camp Intervention

Gillig, Traci K.; Bighash, Leila

doi:10.1080/10410236.2021.1958983

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“…This finding is critical given that thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness are considered to be key mechanisms and indicators of suicidality (Joiner et al, 2005). The finding that Mapping Q alters perceptions of thwarted belongingness is consistent with other types of prevention research with SGM youth populations, such that prevention programs specifically for SGM youth foster a sense of social connection via proximity reducing psychological distress (Gillig & Bighash, 2023). Mapping Q provides intentional opportunities for SGM youth to connect and develop meaningful relationships with others who embody similar sexual or gender identities.…”

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“…Other studies have examined the importance of social support networks such as family acceptance and having friends who know about and affirm one’s gender or sexual identity (Snapp et al, 2015; Toomey, 2021). Limited research has begun to examine the role of camps for SGM youth populations as spaces for promoting well-being and reducing mental health burden (Gillig & Bighash, 2023; Weinhardt et al, 2021), suggesting that creating spaces where SGM youth come together for a shared activity provides youth with a sense of community, supports identity affirmation, and helps foster resilience. Thus, it is likely that interventions that focus on developing social support and representation for SGM youth will result reductions to thwarted belonging, which in turn will reduce compromised mental health outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Preliminary findings from Mapping Q: An arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth.

Toomey,

Hainsworth,

Farrar

2023

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth experience high levels of compromised mental health and suicidality compared to their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. Yet, few empirically evaluated interventions to lessen or eliminate these disparities exist for SGM youth populations. The purpose of this study was to examine the preliminary effectiveness of an arts-based suicide prevention program, Mapping Q, for SGM youth living in a large city in the Southwestern United States. Participants included 20 SGM youth between the ages of 13-24 years old. Participants completed a pretest survey during the initial week of Mapping Q and a posttest in the final sessions (Weeks 8-10). Analyses revealed a significant decrease in thwarted belongingness and depressive symptoms from pre-to posttest. No significant differences emerged for perceived burdensomeness or anxiety symptoms from pre-to posttest; however, the effect size observed for perceived burdensomeness suggests that there may be a plausible reduction in this risk factor for suicidality with larger samples. These findings demonstrate the initial acceptability and effectiveness of Mapping Q in reducing significant risk factors of suicidality among SGM youth. Furthermore, these findings suggest that an arts-based suicide prevention program may be a promising intervention modality for reducing mental health disparities for SGM youth populations. Public Significance StatementThis study provides preliminary support for Mapping Q, an arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth. The results indicated that engagement with Mapping Q was associated with reductions in depressive symptoms and thwarted belongingness.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Minority Stress and Interpersonal Theories To Understand Hea...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Preliminary findings from Mapping Q: An arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth.

Toomey,

Hainsworth,

Farrar

2023

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…The configuration term that refers to the popularity configuration is alternating k-star (H1) , which suggests the tendency for actors to have multiple partners (Cortina and Landis 2013) . The term for the bonding configuration is transitiveties (H2) , which indicates two actors are more likely to collaborate if they have at least one collaborator in common (Gillig and Bighash 2019; Ingold and Leifeld 2016; Siciliano, Wang and Medina 2021). These two configuration terms are illustrated in Table 1.…”

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Regional Governance and Multiplex Networks in Environmental Sustainability: An Exponential Random Graph Model Analysis in the Chinese Local Government Context

Shen

2023

Urban Affairs Review

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Chinese city governments have collaborated increasingly to address regional environmental issues by participating in informal and formal collaborative networks. However, collaboration among cities involves collaboration risks. This study investigates how cities strategically select collaborative partners in informal and formal networks in the context of the Yangtze River Delta in China. This study addresses this question by assessing the nature of collaborative problems in the informal and formal networks, the extent of homophily in actors’ preferences, and their relationship multiplexity. Findings from Exponential Random Graph Analysis demonstrate: (1) city governments tend to connect to the popular actor and create relationship closure in the informal network, while only forging relationship closure in the formal network; (2) homophily (in water pollution) and heterogeneity (in air pollution) jointly affect city governments’ choices of collaborative partners in the formal network; and (3) the presence of relationship multiplexity wherein the formation of formal ties is built between city governments with pre-existing informal interactions. The findings advance our knowledge of collaborative partner selection and local collaborative governance in China.

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“…Some studies have considered summer camps, virtual camps, and camps on college campuses for LGBTQ+ youth (Gillig et al, 2019(Gillig et al, , 2022Weinhardt et al, 2021). Participants have reported pre-post increases in their hope (Gillig et al, 2019) and broader resiliency (Gillig et al, 2022;Weinhardt et al, 2021). Scholars have also pointed to community-based groups for LGBTQ+ youth that could promote their well-being, though without specific reference to hope (Fish et al, 2019).Schools are another key setting in which to consider hope among LGBTQ+ youth.…”

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“…An important part of this work is identifying settings that may promote hope. Some studies have considered summer camps, virtual camps, and camps on college campuses for LGBTQ+ youth (Gillig et al, 2019(Gillig et al, , 2022Weinhardt et al, 2021). Participants have reported pre-post increases in their hope (Gillig et al, 2019) and broader resiliency (Gillig et al, 2022;Weinhardt et al, 2021).…”

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Gender‐Sexuality Alliance meeting experiences predict weekly variation in hope among LGBTQ+ youth

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Hope is a marker of resilience among youth facing oppression (Mirra & Garcia, 2020;Singh et al., 2011;Te Riele, 2010). It constitutes a positive orientation toward the future, a belief in one's ability to identify and pursue goals, and a sense of agency to persist through obstacles (Johnson et al., 2014;Snyder et al., 1996). In this way, there are both cognitive and emotional elements to hope (Snyder et al., 1996). Hope can be conceived as a relatively stable trait (Snyder et al., 1996;Sparks et al., 2021) or as a momentary state and feeling that fluctuates for an individual (Ouweneel et al., 2012;Roesch et al., 2010;Snyder et al., 1996). Hope is associated with indicators of positive development, such as stress resilience, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and contribution to one's community (Jiang et al., 2018;Ong et al., 2018). In this light, scholars have pointed to hope as a means to heal from the effects of discrimination (Ginwright, 2015;Te Riele, 2010). Indeed, among LGBTQ+ youth (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth) and youth of color, hope is associated with greater well-being and use of healthy coping strategies (Bowers et al., 2021;Christens et al., 2018;Poteat et al., 2020).With this important role of hope in mind, scholars have called for more research examining hope among LGBTQ+ youth (Kwon, 2013). An important part of this work is identifying settings that may promote hope. Some studies have considered summer camps, virtual camps, and camps on college campuses for LGBTQ+ youth (Gillig et al., 2019(Gillig et al., , 2022Weinhardt et al., 2021). Participants have reported pre-post increases in their hope (Gillig et al., 2019) and broader resiliency (Gillig et al., 2022;Weinhardt et al., 2021). Scholars have also pointed to community-based groups for LGBTQ+ youth that could promote their well-being, though without specific reference to hope (Fish et al., 2019).Schools are another key setting in which to consider hope among LGBTQ+ youth. Although schools are a place in which many LGBTQ+ youth still contend with discrimination, they are also a place in which LGBTQ+ youth interact with supportive individuals and access resources that could foster hope (Johns et al., 2019). We

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Network and Proximity Effects on LGBTQ Youth’s Psychological Outcomes during a Camp Intervention

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Preliminary findings from Mapping Q: An arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth.

Preliminary findings from Mapping Q: An arts-based suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth.

Regional Governance and Multiplex Networks in Environmental Sustainability: An Exponential Random Graph Model Analysis in the Chinese Local Government Context

Gender‐Sexuality Alliance meeting experiences predict weekly variation in hope among LGBTQ+ youth

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