The LGBT Health & Development Program

Publications

This page is devoted to sharing research findings from our lab. If you would like a copy of one of the papers described here, please contact us. A complete listing of lab publications can be found here.

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Examining Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol Use in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis

Correlates of drinking among LGBT youth are similar to those in general populations, which indicates that existing alcohol interventions may be effective for LGBT...
A Snapshot of LGBT Youth in Chicago

At Pride Weekend 2012 we unveiled some of our findings about LGBT Youth in Chicago. Learn more, and download the colorful pdf here!
Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

New IMPACT publication in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March 2012.
Mental health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth: A developmental resiliency perspective.

New IMPACT Program study highlights mental health benefits of reducing bullying and victimization and improving social support for LGB youth.
Exploring the Diversity of Gender and Sexual Orientation Identities in an Online Sample of Transgender Individuals

Although the term transgender is increasingly used to refer to those whose gender identity or expression diverges from culturally defined categories of sex and...
Internalized homophobia and internalizing mental health problems: a meta-analytic review.

Research on internalized homophobia (IH) has linked it to both mental and physical health outcomes.
Exploring factors that underlie racial/ethnic disparities in HIV risk among young men who have sex with men.

Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are among the highest risk groups for HIV, and the risk distribution varies by race/ethnicity.
Internet use and sexual health of young men who have sex with men: A mixed-methods study

Young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) experience sexual health disparities due to a lack of support in settings...
Moderators of the relationship between internalized homophobia and risky sexual behavior in men who have sex with men: a meta-analysis.

Research on internalized homophobia (IH) has consistently linked it to both mental and physical health outcomes, while research on its relationships with other variables...
The temporal relationship between alcohol consumption and HIV-medication adherence: a multilevel model of direct and moderating effects

Previous studies documenting an association between alcohol use and HIV medication nonadherence, have been unable to distinguish between-persons characteristics from within-person characteristics representing the...
A genomewide scan of male sexual orientation.

Abstract The authors assessed the association of 2 personality dimensions with use and abuse of alcohol in 1,320 twin pairs concordantly reporting nonabstinence...
Genetic and environmental influences on pubertal development: Longitudinal data from Finnish twins at ages 11 and 14

Abstract To study sources of individual differences in pubertal development, the authors fit a sex-limitation common factor model to data reported, at ages...
A candidate gene study of CYP19 (aromatase) and male sexual orientation.

Abstract Aromatase cytochrome P450 (CYP19), which is necessary for the conversion of androgens to estrogens, plays an important role in the sexual differentiation of the...

Genetic influences on the association between personality risk factors and alcohol use and abuse

Abstract The authors assessed the association of 2 personality dimensions with use and abuse of alcohol in 1,320 twin pairs concordantly reporting nonabstinence...
Dermatoglyphics, handedness, sex, and sexual orientation

Abstract Both handedness and dermatoglyphic asymmetry reflect early, prenatal influences and both have been reported to be associated with male sexual orientation; handedness has...
A critical review of recent biological research on human sexual orientation

Abstract This article provides a comprehensive review and critique of biological research on sexual orientation published over the last decade. We cover research...
Getting wired: Exploiting the internet for the collection of valid sexuality data

Abstract This paper explores the use of the Internet as a data collection method for sexuality research. Benefits, such as larger, more representative...




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