Gartner Rachel E, Sterzing Paul R
School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.
J Fam Violence. 2018 Jan;33(1):1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10896-017-9937-0. Epub 2017 Aug 23.
Microaggressions are associated with mental and behavioral health problems and are common experiences for sexual and gender minority adolescents (SGMA). Little is known about the social ecological correlates of family-level interpersonal and environmental microaggressions for SGMA. Utilizing a national sample of SGMA ( = 1,177), this study (a) identified the frequencies of family-level interpersonal and environmental microaggressions by participant demographics and (b) examined individual-, family-, and structural-level factors associated with interpersonal and environmental microaggressions. Outness to parents, a transgender or genderqueer identity, and higher levels of gender role non-conformity were associated with higher frequencies of interpersonal microaggressions. Higher levels of family-level child maltreatment and religiosity were associated with higher frequencies of interpersonal and environmental microaggressions. State-level non-discrimination protections were associated with lower frequencies of environmental microaggressions. Suggestions for increased individual-level support for gender non-binary adolescents as well as family targeted preventive strategies are discussed. Areas for future research are highlighted.
微侵犯与心理和行为健康问题相关，是性取向和性别少数青少年（SGMA）的常见经历。关于SGMA家庭层面人际和环境微侵犯的社会生态相关因素，我们知之甚少。本研究采用全国性的SGMA样本（n = 1177），（a）按参与者人口统计学特征确定家庭层面人际和环境微侵犯的频率，（b）考察与人际和环境微侵犯相关的个体、家庭和结构层面因素。向父母出柜、跨性别或性别酷儿身份以及更高水平的性别角色不一致与更高频率的人际微侵犯相关。更高水平的家庭层面儿童虐待和宗教虔诚度与更高频率的人际和环境微侵犯相关。州层面的非歧视保护与更低频率的环境微侵犯相关。本文讨论了增加对性别非二元青少年个人层面支持的建议以及针对家庭的预防策略。突出了未来研究的方向。
