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- Title
Pride Camp: Pilot study of an intervention to develop resilience and self-esteem among LGBTQ youth.
- Authors
Weinhardt, Lance S.; Wesp, Linda M.; Xie, Hui; Murray, Jennifer; Martín, Jeanette; DeGeorge, Sarah; Weinhardt, Caleb B.; Hawkins, Maren; Stevens, Patricia
- Abstract
Background: Many LGBTQ youth experience rejection and discrimination in their families and schools, and the range of interventions for improving their resilience and well-being is limited. We developed and piloted an LGBTQ-youth-focused intervention to build resilience and promote health equity, called Pride Camp, in an urban environment in the Midwest. Methods: Using a mixed-method approach we examined the impact of Pride Camp on resilience and other measures of well-being among LGBTQ high school students who attended camp on a college campus in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Camp attendees and the research sample included a majority proportion of transgender and gender nonbinary (TGN) youth. Results: Pre- and post-test data from our quantitative surveys (n = 28), indicated significant increases in resilience, self-esteem, and quality of life in LGBTQ youth who attended camp. Similar results were found among the TGN participants (n = 19). Qualitative data from focus groups indicated that specifically for TGN youth, the affirming environment at the camp provided social opportunities that they had not found elsewhere. Conclusions: Findings suggest that the Pride Camp intervention provides a platform for LGBTQ youth to meet peers and engage in LGBTQ communities, improving their resilience and outlook on the future. A larger controlled study of the Pride Camp intervention including measurement of additional specific health outcomes over a longer follow-up period is warranted to examine the impact of this program on health equity.
- Subjects
MIDWEST (U.S.); LGBTQ+ people; PILOT projects; HIGH schools; HEALTH education; EVALUATION of human services programs; FOCUS groups; CLINICAL trials; SOCIAL support; SELF-perception; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; RESEARCH methodology; PRE-tests &; post-tests; QUALITY of life; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SCALE analysis (Psychology); METROPOLITAN areas; THEMATIC analysis; HEALTH impact assessment; HEALTH promotion; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; COMMUNICATION education; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1475-9276
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12939-021-01488-1