Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014
In 2006, 2010, and 2014, the whole population of year 10 students in Iceland were surveyed and responded to a number of questions related to sexual orientation, health, and life satisfaction. About 3.1% (2006), 3.6% (2010), and 4.4% (2014) identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), whereas about...
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ftunivnewengland:oai:rune.une.edu.au:1959.11/23288 2023-08-27T04:10:11+02:00 Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 Thorsteinsson, Einar B School of Psychology orcid:0000-0003-2065-1989 Loi, Natasha orcid:0000-0002-3561-1974 Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun Arnarsson, Arsaell 2017 https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23288 en eng Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/23288 une:23472 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology Developmental Psychology and Ageing Conference Publication 2017 ftunivnewengland 2023-08-10T19:26:53Z In 2006, 2010, and 2014, the whole population of year 10 students in Iceland were surveyed and responded to a number of questions related to sexual orientation, health, and life satisfaction. About 3.1% (2006), 3.6% (2010), and 4.4% (2014) identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), whereas about 3.9%, 4.3%, and 5.6%, respectively, were assessed as being of unknown sexual orientation (USO). Results across the three survey time points indicated that, in general, LGB adolescents experienced more adverse outcomes compared to USO adolescents. LGB adolescents tended to experience reduced life satisfaction, were more likely to dislike school, and were more likely to be bullied. Some sex differences were also apparent, especially with respect to school satisfaction. While the gaps between LGB and USO adolescents still exist, some progress appears to be occurring, and this was especially evident from 2010 to 2014. However, more work still needs to be done both in schools and society to assist minority sexual orientation adolescents navigate this pivotal time in their development. Conference Object Iceland Research UNE - University of New England at Armidale, NSW Australia |
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In 2006, 2010, and 2014, the whole population of year 10 students in Iceland were surveyed and responded to a number of questions related to sexual orientation, health, and life satisfaction. About 3.1% (2006), 3.6% (2010), and 4.4% (2014) identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB), whereas about 3.9%, 4.3%, and 5.6%, respectively, were assessed as being of unknown sexual orientation (USO). Results across the three survey time points indicated that, in general, LGB adolescents experienced more adverse outcomes compared to USO adolescents. LGB adolescents tended to experience reduced life satisfaction, were more likely to dislike school, and were more likely to be bullied. Some sex differences were also apparent, especially with respect to school satisfaction. While the gaps between LGB and USO adolescents still exist, some progress appears to be occurring, and this was especially evident from 2010 to 2014. However, more work still needs to be done both in schools and society to assist minority sexual orientation adolescents navigate this pivotal time in their development. |
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Thorsteinsson, Einar B School of Psychology orcid:0000-0003-2065-1989 Loi, Natasha orcid:0000-0002-3561-1974 Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun Arnarsson, Arsaell |
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Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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Sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among Icelandic year 10 adolescents: Changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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sexual orientation, health and life satisfaction among icelandic year 10 adolescents: changes from 2006 to 2014 |
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