Educational Attainment and Subjective Health and Well-Being; Diminished Returns of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

lESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER/TRANSSEXUAl INDIVIDUALS

"Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition the state is not omQipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the state should not be a dominant presence. Freedom extends beyond spatial bounds. Liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of tho...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Disparities.

Minorities’ Diminished Returns of Educational Attainment on Hospitalization Risk: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Background: As suggested by the Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs) theory, educational attainment shows a weaker protective effect for racial and ethnic minority groups compared to non-Hispanic Whites. This pattern, however, is never shown for hospitalization risk. Objectives: This cross-sectional study explored racial and ethnic variations in the asso...

Exposure to Sexuality in the Media and Emotional Well-Being among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

Introduction Sexual socialization is a hallmark of adolescent development. Yet, the absence of sexual information from socialization agents such as parents, health care providers, and educators leaves media to educate American teen audiences about sexual norms (Brown, Steele, & Walsh-Childers, 2002). However, most published studies examining the relationship between media and sexuality have ass...

The Economic Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

The Youth Demonstration Development issue brief series provides information for programs and organizations that serve at-risk youth who are transitioning to adulthood. Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, the three-brief series is part of a larger ACF project that has developed a research-based conceptual framework for programs working to promote the well-being and self-suffi...