The International Partnership for Queer Youth Resilience (INQYR) is a SSHRC-funded interdisciplinary and multilingual international research partnership designed to understand and support the resilience of LGBTQIA2S+ youth through technology-engaged research. We seek to contribute to a deeper understanding of LGBTQ+ youth resilience that is inclusive of multiple regional contexts in an increasingly digitized world.
Our research aims to do this by using technology-engaged research methods, such as digital photo elicitation, and engaging in technology-focused research with LGBTQ+ youth.
INQYR also trains the next generation of scholars and practitioners working with LGBTQ+ youth through our International Student Training Network (ISTN) program.
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LGBTQ + Affirmative CBT: a hierarchical linear model of longitudinal outcomes and mechanisms of change
Background: Sexual and gender diverse adolescents and young adults (SGDAYA) experience mental health disparities, yet few empirical investigations into the long-term impact of affirmative treatments on their well-being exist.
Methods: This study explored the longitudinal effects of a brief affirmative cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) group intervention (AFFIRM) on the depression and anxiety of SGDAYA (N = 202), as well as how pre-treatment and mid-intervention change mechanisms contributed to their improved mental health. Participants' age ranged from 14 to 29 years old at baseline (M = 22.12, SD = 4.60). Data were collected at four time points (pre-test, post-test, 6 months, 1 year) and analyzed using hierarchical linear models.
Results: Participants reported significant improvements in anxiety and depression from baseline to 1-year follow-up as well as increased engagement coping, social support, hope, and improved stress appraisal. SGDAYA, who appraised stress as a threat and had less ability to envision a hopeful future (hope pathway) at baseline, reported greater improvements in depression and anxiety; additionally, those who used more disengagement coping strategies prior to AFFIRM reported more reduction in depression. Participants with the most significant long-term improvement in depression reported (a) greater increases in their resources to deal with stress, (b) more uptake of engagement coping, and (c) improved hope pathway.
Conclusions: This study suggests that an affirmative cognitive-behavioural group intervention designed for SGDAYA can have a long-term impact on their depression and anxiety and highlights the important role of engagement coping, social support, hope and cognitive appraisals on youth mental health.
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With a focus on ICT-engaged research methodologies, our research examines sexual and gender minority youth resilience. Learn more about our ongoing international and multinational research.
