TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual orientation victimization and posttraumatic stress symptoms among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth
AU - Dragowski, Eliza A.
AU - Halkitis, Perry N.
AU - Grossman, Arnold H.
AU - D'Augelli, Anthony R.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - This cross-sectional study utilized data gathered from 350 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, and examined the relationship between significant life experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS), with an ultimate goal of analyzing contribution of sexual orientation victimization (SOV) to PSS among LGB youth. Results of bivariate analyses indicate that verbal and physical sexual orientation victimization, childhood gender atypicality, internalized homophobia, and stressful life events unrelated to sexual orientation were all individually related to PSS. Multivariate analysis showed that verbal and physical sexual orientation victimization explained a significant portion of variance, over and above the study's other variables. Internalized homophobia, stressful life events, and verbal sexual orientation victimization were found to be the most significant predictors of PSS among LGB youth.
AB - This cross-sectional study utilized data gathered from 350 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, and examined the relationship between significant life experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS), with an ultimate goal of analyzing contribution of sexual orientation victimization (SOV) to PSS among LGB youth. Results of bivariate analyses indicate that verbal and physical sexual orientation victimization, childhood gender atypicality, internalized homophobia, and stressful life events unrelated to sexual orientation were all individually related to PSS. Multivariate analysis showed that verbal and physical sexual orientation victimization explained a significant portion of variance, over and above the study's other variables. Internalized homophobia, stressful life events, and verbal sexual orientation victimization were found to be the most significant predictors of PSS among LGB youth.
KW - Bisexual youth
KW - Gay
KW - Lesbian
KW - Sexual orientation victimization
KW - Stress
KW - Trauma
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U2 - 10.1080/10538720.2010.541028
DO - 10.1080/10538720.2010.541028
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79958705215
SN - 1053-8720
VL - 23
SP - 226
EP - 249
JO - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
JF - Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services
IS - 2
ER -