Development and Initial Trial of Two Brief Interventions to Support Parents in Affirming Their Children's Experiences of Sexuality and Gender
Yale University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and test two brief online writing interventions to improve parental acceptance of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in the Southeast United States.
Description
The purpose of this study is to develop and test the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of two brief online writing interventions to improve parental acceptance of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in the Southeast United States. Parental support represents the strongest predictor of sexual and gender minority youth's (SGMY) mental health. However, many parents react to their SGMY's disclosure with rejection. Even relatively accepting parents can experience discomfort, while SGMY often report lingering unmet needs from their parents into adulthood. Few interventions exi…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 15+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Parents are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 1. Be a parent, grandparent, or any other family member who considers themselves a guardian of an SGMY between 15-29 years old, 2. Live in the Southeast United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida), 3. Identify as heterosexual and cisgender, and 4. Report non-acceptance of their SGMY. 2. SGMY are eligible if they meet the following criteria: 1. Self-identify as SGM, 2. Are 15-29 years old, 3. Live in the Sou…
Interventions
- BehavioralBrief online writing intervention
Participants will be instructed to write for 20 minutes across 3 consecutive days. They will be writing based on the prompts given to them.
- OtherControl condition
Participants will be instructed to write in order to control for time and writing engagement.
Locations (4)
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
- University of MarylandCollege Park, Maryland
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee
- Ben-Gurion UniversityBeersheba