Gkioka, F (2022) Parental Reactions to Their Children’s Coming Out as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: A Scoping Review. Master thesis, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals (LGB) face discrimination and prejudice because of their sexuality since society stigmatizes people who are not heteronormative. This situation puts this group of people at a high risk of harmful consequences such as depression, substance abuse and suicidality. Young people’s wellbeing can be compromised even more since emerging from childhood to adulthood is a challenging situation on its own, therefore, the risk of being rejected because they identify as LGB can put further emotional strain on them. One of the milestones for LGB youth is revealing their sexual identity to their parents. This study uses a scoping review to explore parental reactions after the disclosure that their child is part of a sexual minority. After the screening process was complete 29 articles remained which were analyzed to map and synthesize the data on how parents react and what characteristics influence a positive or a negative reaction from them. Data shows that parents frequently respond in a negative way to the coming out of their children, and characteristics like ethnicity, age, religion, and cultural values can influence their reaction. Keywords: parental reactions, LGB youth, sexual orientation, coming out
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lopez Lopez, M. and Sluiter-Oerlemans, A.M. |
| Degree programme: | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Youth 0-21, Society and Policy [Master Pedagogical and Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2022 12:32 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2022 12:32 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1399 |
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