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  1. LGBTQ+: Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

    Diane Chen, pediatric psychologist at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and guest editor of the September 2019 special issue of Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, sits down with Eddy Ameen to discuss clinical implications of her research and the important role of early career psychologists in advancing the practice of pediatric psychology with transgender and gender-diverse (TGD ...

  2. 256 LGBTQ+ Research Topics & Paper Ideas

    LGBTQ+ research paper topics span numerous disciplines, touching on societal, psychological, legal, and health-related aspects. Some themes include the exploration of historical changes in societal attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more (LGBTQ+) rights, an analysis of mental health issues prevalent in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community ...

  3. Critical psychology perspectives on LGBTQ+ mental health: current

    Any research strategy to consider addressing this significant and ongoing mental health inequity needs underpinning with resources. There is also a lack of data on LGBTQ health available. Improving methods for recording LGBTQ identities are required, both in national surveys and within primary care and mental health services to allow monitoring ...

  4. Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality

    Topics in Psychology. Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more. ... The majority of research on this topic asks whether children raised by lesbian and gay parents are at a disadvantage when compared to children raised by heterosexual ...

  5. LGBTQIA+ Research

    The work of medical, social, and behavioral sciences plays a key role in deepening our understanding of inequalities and current issues in the LGBTQIA+ community, while also helping to create policies, practices, and procedures to improve lives. This collection of freely available research, videos, and books takes a look at queer theory, gender ...

  6. APA LGBTQ Resources and Publications

    APA has a longstanding commitment to school dropout prevention as is evident from its 1996 resolution on the topic. This article seeks to complement and supplement the resolution with data from more recent research on child development, early childhood education, and social and emotional learning that helps to define the school dropout dilemma.

  7. LGBTQIA Studies : Research and topic suggestions

    Full text of 26 magazines, chiefly from the US, covering LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) interests. Covers more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community. For cultural studies, current events, political aspects, and all interdisciplinary topics:

  8. An ethics of inclusion: Recommendations for LGBTQI research, practice

    Background: Throughout the last forty years, an emerging set of global norms addressing the rights and treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people have emerged and are continuing to evolve. This article will outline the trajectory of LGBTI concerns in the context of international human rights, and make a case for psychological ethics that are inclusive ...

  9. Two Decades of LGBTQ Relationships Research

    The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships had a somewhat higher inclusion rate over time, with roughly 3.5% of articles in 2002-2006 being LGBTQ-relevant, peaking at nearly 6% between 2007 ...

  10. Frontiers

    Introduction. Globally, schools play an essential role in enabling students to acquire college credentials and knowledge, become familiar with the culture, learn about interpersonal relationships, ideals, and standards, and develop survival skills and expertise abilities (Skovdal and Campbell, 2015).When individuals attend schools and colleges and receive a comprehensive education, their ...

  11. Abstract and Figures

    The present systematic review analyzes ways in which empirical studies in the field of school psychology have studied the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ ...

  12. Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth

    Figure 2. Conceptual model of contextual influences on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth mental health and associated implications for policies, programs, and practice. The arrow along the bottom of the figure indicates the historically changing nature of the contexts of youth's lives.

  13. LGBTQ Health Research: Theory, Methods, Practice

    LGBTQ Health Research: Theory, Methods, Practice is a primer on public health and behavioral research methods involving LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning) populations. Medical research is mostly beyond the book's scope, although clinical and pharmacy researchers may find chapters 4, 5, and 7 relevant; these chapters address population definitions, sampling ...

  14. 211 Top LGBT Research Paper Topics & Project Ideas

    Here are some of the most popular LGBT topics for research paper that cover these issues. The biological basis of sexual identification. How sexual orientation has become an added axis of inequality in our society. The impact of the idea of 'Sex as Leisure' on the LGBT community. The concept of consensual non-monogamy.

  15. 131 LGBT Research Paper Topics To Guarantee Success

    Try out any of these topics and get a different view. Views on the third gender. Importance of recognizing and appreciating the third gender. Gay parenting is being embraced globally. Employment discrimination among gay people. Legalization of gay marriages. Protecting the LGBT society. Social media influence on LGBT.

  16. LGBT Psychology and Mental Health: Emerging Research and Advances

    LGBT Psychology and Mental Health: Emerging Research and Advances. Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 14;1-6. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2019.1565559. Online ahead of print.

  17. The history of LGBTQ psychology from Stonewall to now, with Peter

    Peter Hegarty is a professor of psychology and co-director of the newly launched Open Psychology Research Centre at The Open University in the United Kingdom, where he studies the history of sexuality and gender in psychology. His 2018 book, "A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology, From Homophobia to LGBT," traces the psychological research on these issues since the 1970s.

  18. Resources on LGBT Psychology

    Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 548-554. These resources are provided below for our members and other website visitors. Please note that Div. 44 is not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on other websites or within linked documents.

  19. LGBTQIA Dissertation Topics

    Research Aim: This study has the aim to exemplify how the overall livelihood of marginalised communities is disrupted by mental health issues. The discussion will focus on the complications LGBT communities face in the UK. Objectives: To evaluate the common impacts of mental health issues on people's livelihood and the usual mental health problems of LGBT communities.

  20. 213 LGBTQ Research Topics & Title Ideas for Essays

    Sexual orientation and preference is a debated and complex topic involving biological aspects, including hormones, which can alter and change people's behavior and feelings. Capitalism and Gay Identity by D'Emilio and Berube. In this paper, the author will review the link between gay identity and capitalism from the perspective of two ...

  21. LGBT psychology

    LGBT psychology is a field of psychology of surrounding the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals, in the particular the diverse range of psychological perspectives and experiences of these individuals. It covers different aspects such as identity development including the coming out process, parenting and family practices and support for LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as issues of prejudice and ...

  22. Documenting Research with Transgender, Nonbinary, and Other Gender

    Materials and Methods. Evidence maps are an emerging research method 20 to "collate, describe, and catalog" knowledge across a broad field of study. 21 This information can then be leveraged by stakeholders to inform policy and clinical decision-making. 21 This evidence map was developed using the four-step framework introduced by Hetrick et al. 22: identify objectives, describe ...

  23. The Contradictory Nature of Anti-Transgender Rhetoric

    Alexandria Mueller is a Purdue University student studying psychology and sociology and is a research assistant for Thekla Morgenroth's UNICORN Lab. She is broadly interested in social psychology but specifically interested in topics pertaining to gender, social inequalities, prejudice, and conformity.

  24. Resources for Graduate Students of LGBT Psychology

    2016 Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant offers $15,000 for graduate research in LGBT family psychology and therapy. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2015. Resources and Opportunities from APA's Public Interest Directorate : Grants, Financial Aid, Training, & Mentoring.

  25. Five Research Topics exploring the science of mental health

    This Mental Health Awareness Week, we highlight five Research Topics that help everyone achieve better mental health.

  26. Why Book Bans Are Bad for Mental Health

    This includes Black history, stories with a protagonist of color, and stories that discuss topics like puberty and teen pregnancy (Haupt, A., 2022). Research supports that book bans are bad for ...

  27. Transgender preteens report 13 hours of daily screen time

    A new national study has found that transgender preteens, 12 and 13 years old, reported 13 hours of daily recreational screen time, which was 4.5 hours more than their cisgender peers. Data were ...

  28. What President Biden got wrong about immigration and Japan

    Indeed, as Jack Drescher has written, psychology and psychiatry maintained pseudoscientific views about gay people for years after, with diagnoses like "Sexual Orientation Disturbance" given ...