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ISTSS highlights recent research relevant to trauma and the LGBTQ experience

ISTSS

June 22, 2019

Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth

Antebi-Gruszka, N, Mor, Z., & Shilo, G. (2019). Mental distress, well-being, and stress related growth following an anti-LGBQ hate crime among LGBQ young adults in Israel: The effect of familiarity with the victims and the mediating role of emotional support. Journal of Homosexuality, advance online publication. Abstract

Gamarel, K. E., Nelson, K. M., Heinze, J., Chiaramonte, D. M., Miller, R. L., & The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. (2019). The moderating role of resilience resources in the association between crime exposure and substance use among young sexual minority men. Substance Use & Misuse, advance online publication. Abstract

Child Maltreatment

Charak, R., Lillianne, V., Schmitz, R. M., Hirai, M., & Ford, J. D. (2019). Patterns of childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence, emotion dysregulation, and mental health symptoms among lesbian, gay, and bisexual emerging adults: A three-step latent class approach. Child Abuse & Neglect, 89, 99-110. Abstract

Creighton, G. M., Oliffe, J. L., Broom, A., Rossnagel, E., Ferlatte, O., & Darroch, F. (2019). “I never saw a future”: Childhood trauma and suicidality among sexual minority women. Qualitative Health Research, advance online publication. Abstract

Sexual Trauma

Anderson, R. E., Tarasoff, L. A., VanKim, N., & Flanders, C. (2019). Differences in rape acknowledgment and mental health outcomes across transgender, nonbinary, and cisgender bisexual youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, advance online publication. Abstract

Bos, H., de Haas, S., & Kuyper, L. (2019). Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults: Childhood gender nonconformity, childhood trauma, and sexual victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 496-515. Abstract

Smidt, A. M., Rosenthal, M. N., Smith, C. P., & Freyd, J. J. (2019). Out and in harm’s way: Sexual minority students’ psychological and physical health after institutional betrayal and sexual assault. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, advance online publication. Abstract

Intimate Partner Violence
Scheer, J. R. & Poteat, V. P. (2018). Trauma-informed care and health among LGBTQ intimate partner violence survivors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, advance online publication. Abstract

Sutter, M. E., Rabinovitch, A. E., Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., Goldberg, L. D., Coston, B. M., & Calton, J. M. (2019). Patterns of intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration among sexual minority women: A latent class analysis. Violence Against Women, 25, 572-592. Abstract

Whitton, S. W., Newcomb, M. E., Messinger, A. M., Byck, G., & Mustanski, B. (2019). A longitudinal study of IPV victimization among sexual minority youth. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34, 912-945. Abstract

Trauma and Psychological Symptoms

Banerjee, N., Ironson, G., Fitch, C., Boroughs, M. S., Safren, S. A., Powell, A., & O'Cleirigh, C. (2018). The indirect effect of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on current alcohol use through negative cognitions in sexual minority men. Journal of Traumatic Stress, advance online publication. Abstract

Dworkin, E. R., Gilmore, A. K., Bedard-Gilligan, M., Lehavot, K., Guttmannova, K., & Kaysen, D. (2018). Predicting PTSD severity from experiences of trauma and heterosexism in lesbian and bisexual women: A longitudinal study of cognitive mediators. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(3), 324–333. Abstract

Kaufman, T. M. L., Baams, L., & Veenstra, R. (2019). Disparities in persistent victimization and associated internalizing symptoms for heterosexual versus sexual minority youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, advance online publication. Abstract

Trauma and Substance Use

Swann, G., Forscher, E., Bettin, E., Newcomb, M. E., & Mustanski, B. (2018). Effects of victimization on mental health and substance use trajectories in young sexual minority men. Development and Psychopathology, advance online publication. Abstract

Walukevich-Dienst, K., Twitty, T. D., & Buckner, J. D. (2019). Sexual minority women and cannabis use: The serial impact of PTSD symptom severity and coping motives. Addictive Behaviors, 92, 1-5. Abstract

Trauma and Veterans

Livingston, N. A., Berke, D. S., Ruben, M. A., Matza, A. R., & Shipherd, J. C. (2019). Experiences of trauma, discrimination, microaggressions, and minority stress among trauma-exposed LGBT veterans: Unexpected findings and unresolved service gaps. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, advance online publication. Abstract

Lucas, C. L., Goldbach, J. T., Mamey, M. R., Kintzle, S., & Castro, C. A. (2018). Military sexual assault as a mediator of the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among lesbian, gay, and bisexual veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31, 613-619. Abstract

Sexton, M. B., Davis, M. T., Anderson, R. E., Bennett, D. C., Sparapani, E., & Porter, K. E. (2018). Relation between sexual and gender minority status and suicide attempts among veterans seeking treatment for military sexual trauma. Psychological Services, 15, 357-362. Abstract