The gay adolescent: Stressors, adaptations, and psychosocial interventions

Loneliness Among Older Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults: The Role of Minority Stress

“…We hope that our work will inspire colleague researchers to investigate the role of minority stress in other areas, between subpopulations (e.g., native vs. nonnative LGBs, bisexuals vs. homosexuals) and in other stages of life. With regard to the latter, the impact of minority stress on loneliness among LGB youth is an interesting example: despite the fact the attitudes toward homosexuality are becoming more positive (Adolfsen & Keuzenkamp, 2006;Dejowski, 1992;Hicks & Lee, 2006;van de Meerendonk & Scheepers, 2004;Yang, 1997), there are indications that young LGB adults experience higher levels of loneliness than their heterosexual peers (Hegna & Rossow, 2007;Radkowsky & Siegel, 1997;Rivers & Noret, 2008). Whether these feelings can be attributed to a more adversarial position in general (e.g., small general social network, low self-esteem), minority stress (e.g., experiences with discrimination or small LGB social network) or both, should be investigated.…”

Clinical Issues in Working With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients.

“…In such cases, it may be important for us to validate our clients' feelings with the goal of helping them accept such feelings as natural and appropriate (Radkowsky & Siegal, 1997). In doing so, we lay the groundwork for a positive corrective experience in which the client as an LGB individual is genuinely accepted.…”

The views of lesbian, gay and bisexual youth regarding computerised self-help for depression: An exploratory study

“…Internalised homophobia is particularly insidious because, to a large degree, it is not conscious and is "continuously reinforced by societal laws, social policies, religious beliefs, and negative media imagery" (Radkowsky & Siegel, 1997, p. 199). As a result, internalised homophobia plays a major role in the development of LGB adolescents (Radkowsky & Siegel, 1997). Incorporating a positive sense of self is obviously compromised when anything other than a heterosexual orientation is stigmatised (Consolacion, Russell, & Sue, 2004).…”