Coping Strategies to Enhance the Mental Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Minority Youths: A Scoping Review

Mathijs F. G. Lucassen, Alicia Núñez-García, Katharine A. Rimes, Louise M. Wallace, Katherine E. Brown and Rajvinder Samra
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Mathijs F. G. Lucassen: Department of Health and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Alicia Núñez-García: Department of Health and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Katharine A. Rimes: Department of Psychology, King’s College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
Louise M. Wallace: Department of Health and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
Katherine E. Brown: Department of Psychology, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
Rajvinder Samra: Department of Health and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-29

Abstract: Robust population-based research has established that sexual and gender minority youths (SGMYs) are at an increased risk of mental ill-health, but there is a dearth of literature that seeks to explore how to best support SGMY mental wellbeing. This scoping review aims to identify findings related to coping strategies and/or interventions for building resilience and/or enhancing the mental wellbeing of SGMYs. PRISMA extension for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines was utilized for this review. Studies were included if they were peer-reviewed papers containing primary data; reported psycho-social coping strategies for SGMY; were conducted with SGMYs in the adolescent age range; and were published in English. MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO databases were searched. Of the 3692 papers initially identified, 68 papers were included with 24 intervention-focused studies of 17 unique interventions found. The most commonly cited therapeutic modality was cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (n = 11 studies). Despite the need to support the mental wellbeing of SGMYs, few interventions focused on this area and unique populations have been reported upon in the peer-reviewed literature. As a result, there is considerable potential to develop supports for SGMYs.

Keywords: LGBT; e-therapy; depression; adolescent; youth; online; sexuality; gender; resilience; scoping review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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