Gender and sexuality alliance advisors' perceptions of self?efficacy and social emotional competency: An exploratory study

The presence of a Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) reduces risk for sexual gender minority (SGM) youth across variety domains, but little is known about the adult advisor-level variables contributing to these observed benefits. This study explored relationships between advisors' tenure, receipt professional development, self-efficacy, social emotional competencies (SECs). Participants (N = 167) completed an online survey measuring their own social-emotional perceived self-efficacy as GSA advisor. As hypothesized, results demonstrated advisor tenure development self-efficacy. Further, SEC significantly predicted both positively well. Findings point opportunities providing training advisors, with focus on increase efficacy in working SGM youth. Implications school psychologists are discussed.