Pendragon Diane K
Early Intervention Program, The University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
J Lesbian Stud. 2010;14(1):5-15. doi: 10.1080/10894160903058840.
This article summarizes data from a qualitative study investigating the ways in which female youth perceive and respond to challenges related to the interplay of late adolescence and a minority sexual orientation. Fifteen sexual minority females in late adolescence were interviewed individually and in focus groups. The interviews focused on participants' perceptions of challenges, the impact those stressors have in their lives, and methods they utilize to cope with them. The most common negative experiences reported were isolation, lack of acceptance, harassment, and violence. Sub-themes include: hearing negative messages about gender and sexual orientation, pressures to conform to a variety of cultural norms including gender norms, fears of future violence, and pressure to identify sexual orientation. Collectively, the participants described these negative consequences of experiences of heterosexism, sexism, and racism as their most difficult experiences. The most common responses to these stressors reported by participants were finding support in relationships, engaging in coping responses, pursuing education and activism, rebellion and resistance, and avoidance and deferment.
本文总结了一项定性研究的数据，该研究调查了青年女性如何看待并应对与青春期后期和少数性取向相互作用相关的挑战。对15名青春期后期的性少数女性进行了单独访谈和焦点小组访谈。访谈聚焦于参与者对挑战的看法、这些压力源对她们生活的影响以及她们用来应对这些挑战的方法。报告的最常见负面经历是孤立、不被接受、骚扰和暴力。子主题包括：听到关于性别和性取向的负面信息、遵守包括性别规范在内的各种文化规范的压力、对未来暴力的恐惧以及确定性取向的压力。总体而言，参与者将这些异性恋主义、性别歧视和种族主义经历的负面后果描述为她们最艰难的经历。参与者报告的应对这些压力源的最常见反应是在人际关系中寻求支持、采取应对措施、追求教育和积极行动、反抗和抵制以及回避和拖延。
