Raising Sexual Minority Youths' Health Levels by Incorporating Resiliencies into Health Promotion Efforts

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2013 Dec 17

PMID 24328652

Citations 13

Authors

Amy L Herrick

James E Egan

Robert W S Coulter

M Reuel Friedman

Ron Stall

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Abstract

Myriad health inequities that sexual minority youths (SMYs) experience have been documented over the past several decades. Evidence demonstrates that these are not a result of intrinsic characteristics; rather, they result from high levels of adversity that SMYs experience. Despite the pervasive marginalization that SMYs face, there is also evidence of great resilience within this population. It seems likely that if a culture of marginalization produces health inequities in SMYs, a culture of acceptance and integration can work to produce resiliencies. We have described how promoting forms of acceptance and integration could work to promote resilient SMYs despite an overarching culture of marginalization. Building on SMYs' resiliencies may potentiate the effectiveness of health promotion interventions to reduce health disparities within this population.

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