A Synthesis Report of Academic Texts

Names: Grade & Section:

Carmela Bedaño Grade 11-Euclid
Edlyne Jian Duero
Princess Anne Yu

Teacher: Date:
Ma’am Suzainne Gabasa July 1, 2019

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 Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence
of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual
Orientation

Author: Joanna Almeida and Renee M. Johnson

Abstract

The authors evaluated emotional distress among 9th–12th grade

students, and examined whether the association between being
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgendered (i.e., “LGBT”) and
emotional distress was mediated by perceptions of having been treated
badly or discriminated against because others thought they were gay
or lesbian. Data come from a school-based survey in Boston,
Massachusetts (n = 1,032); 10% were LGBT, 58% were female, and
ages ranged from 13 to 19 years. About 45% were Black, 31% were
Hispanic, and 14% were White. LGBT youth scored significantly
higher on the scale of depressive symptomatology. They were also
more likely than heterosexual, non-transgendered youth to report
suicidal ideation (30% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001) and self-harm (21% vs.
6%, p < 0.0001). Mediation analyses showed that perceived
discrimination accounted for increased depressive symptomatology
among LGBT males and females, and accounted for an elevated risk of
self-harm and suicidal ideation among LGBT males. Perceived
discrimination is a likely contributor to emotional distress among
LGBT youth.

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 Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of
LGBT Young Adults

Author: Caitlin Ryan PhD, ACSW ,Stephen T. Russell PhD ,David

Huebner PhD, MPH, Rafael Diaz PhD, MSW , Jorge Sanchez BA

Abstract

The role of family acceptance as a protective factor for lesbian, gay,

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) adolescents and young adults
has not been established

Family acceptance predicts greater self‐esteem, social support, and

general health status; it also protects against depression, substance
abuse, and suicidal ideation and behaviors.

Family acceptance of LGBT adolescents is associated with positive

young adult mental and physical health. Interventions that promote
parental and caregiver acceptance of LGBT adolescents are needed
to reduce health disparities.

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 Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender (LGBT) Youth

Author: Stephen T. Russell and Jessica N. Fish

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 Today's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
youth come out at younger ages, and public support for
LGBT issues has dramatically increased, so why do LGBT
youth continue to be at high risk for compromised mental
health? We provide an overview of the contemporary
context for LGBT youth, followed by a review of current
science on LGBT youth mental health. Research in the past
decade has identified risk and protective factors for mental
health, which point to promising directions for prevention,
intervention, and treatment. Legal and policy successes
have set the stage for advances in programs and practices
that may foster LGBT youth mental health. Implications for
clinical care are discussed, and important areas for new
research and practice are identified.

I. Text Information

1. What are the main ideas of text?

The main idea that the text is trying to talk about is the
establishment of family acceptance as a protective factor for the mental
and emotional health of an LGBT member.

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 2. What new information of ideas did you find in each?
Family acceptance predicts greater self‐esteem, social support, and
general health status; it also protects against depression, substance
abuse, and suicidal ideation and behaviors.

II. Synthesis

1. How are there three texts related to one another? How do they
contribute to the field?

The three texts are related to one another as they all talk about
the overall health of an individual from the LGBT.

Reflect on what you have learned from the text, link these learnings to yourself.
Do this by answering the following:

How do you think these new ideas can be helpful in?

 Your life choices or decision?
 The way you think about yourself, others or society?
 The way you shape yourself into what you want to be?

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