TY - JOUR
T1 - Researching lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth
T2 - Conceptual, practical, and ethical considerations
AU - D'Augelli, Anthony R.
AU - Grossman, Arnold H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Anthony R. D’Augelli, PhD, is Professor of Human Development at Pennsylvania State University (E-mail: [email protected]). Arnold H. Grossman, PhD, is Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University (E-mail: [email protected]). Completion of this report was supported by grant RO1-MH58155 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Funding Information:
The lack of parental informed consent brought with it an ethical obligation to provide youth protection to refuse participation or to withdraw from the study. A mechanism which would protect these rights was needed. With this in mind, we established the role of the Youth Advocate, one of whom served at each site. These trained mental health professionals were similar to the “child advocate who is unconnected with the research project” recommended by the Society for Adolescent Medicine (1995, p. 274). Although the Youth Advocates were funded by the project, they answered to the executive directors of the research sites. The main functions of the Youth Advocates were to protect youth from untoward pressure by the research team or agency staff to participate in the study. The Youth Advocate could also unilaterally decide that a par- ticular youth should not participate because of physical or mental health problems that might be exacerbated by participation. The Youth Advocates were also available to respond to youths’ questions and discuss reactions to the interview experiences.
Copyright:
Copyright 2006 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/7/19
Y1 - 2006/7/19
N2 - Developmental and educational researchers have overlooked the development of sexual orientation among adolescents and youth, even as they study sexual development and identity development during adolescence. This paper examines some conceptual, practical, and ethical considerations involved in conducting research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. It addresses the limitations of current research and the core challenges of conducting such research. The design of a longitudinal study focused on the development of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and the impact of stigmatization on their mental health is described to suggest approaches to the challenges inherent in this research.
AB - Developmental and educational researchers have overlooked the development of sexual orientation among adolescents and youth, even as they study sexual development and identity development during adolescence. This paper examines some conceptual, practical, and ethical considerations involved in conducting research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. It addresses the limitations of current research and the core challenges of conducting such research. The design of a longitudinal study focused on the development of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and the impact of stigmatization on their mental health is described to suggest approaches to the challenges inherent in this research.
KW - At-risk youth
KW - Gay
KW - Homosexuality
KW - Lesbian, and bisexual youth
KW - Research methodology
KW - Resiliency
KW - Sexual orientation
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U2 - 10.1300/J367v03n02_03
DO - 10.1300/J367v03n02_03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748355136
SN - 1541-0889
VL - 3
SP - 35
EP - 56
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education
IS - 2-3
ER -