ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2017
"I Won't Out Myself Just to Do a Survey": Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents' Perspectives on the Risks and Benefits of Sex Research.
Article in Archives of sexual behavior, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ethical Aspects of Involving Adolescents in HIV Research: A Systematic Review of the Empiric Literature.The Journal of pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Why do men who have sex with men practice condomless sex? A systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Adolescent participation in HIV research: consortium experience in low and middle-income countries and scoping review.The lancet. HIV · 2020Pooled it
- Parental Engagement in Consent Processes for Enrollment in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: Implications for Minor Adolescents' Willingness to Participate.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Trial
- Minors' and Young Adults' Experiences of the Research Consent Process in a Phase II Safety Study of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2017Trial
- Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Protocol for a LEVEL UP! Cross-Sectional Survey and Screenshot Elicitation Interview Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Adult Advisor Efficacy to Support LGBTQ+ Youth as a Predictor of LGBTQ+ Youth's Experiences in Gender-Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) and at School.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- Engaging LGBTQ+ Youth in Human-Centered Design of a Digital Health Intervention via Discord: Implementation Case Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Parent-Adolescent Relationship Quality, Sexual Health Communication, and Willingness to Support Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV: A Qualitative Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Reactions to Sexual, Substance Use, and Mental Health Surveys Among Rural Sexual Minority Men.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2025Article
- Parent-Teen Sexual Health Communication and Teens' Health Information and Service Seeking.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- LGBTQ+ advocacy and inclusive school policies are associated with self-worth among youth in gender-sexuality alliances over the school year.Developmental psychology · 2025Article
- Discrete choice experiment to evaluate preferences for tailored social media messages for vaping initiation prevention among sexual and gender minority youth.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comfort of Sexual and Behavioral Health Survey Research Participation among Undergraduate Students: Findings from a Random Sample of a Southern University.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2025Article
- Are Adolescents Sensitive About Sensitive Data? Exploring Student Concerns About Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Use in Health Research.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- Adult stakeholders' perspectives on supporting or undermining the mental health of sexual and gender minoritised adolescents.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Article
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- Sexual Consent Cognitions and Consent-Seeking Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents.Sexuality & culture · 2025Article
- Consensus on Adolescent and Young Adult HIV Research Consent in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Intersectional analysis for science and technology.Nature · 2025Review
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Abstract
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents under age 18 are underrepresented in sexual health research. Exclusion of SGM minors from these studies has resulted in a lack of knowledge about the risks and benefits youth experience from sexual health research participation. Institutional Review Boards' (IRB) overprotective stances toward research risks and requirements for guardian consent for SGM research are significant barriers to participation, though few have investigated SGM youth's perspectives on these topics. This study aimed to empirically inform decisions about guardian consent for sexuality survey studies involving SGM youth. A total of 74 SGM youth aged 14-17 completed an online survey of sexual behavior and SGM identity, and a new measure that compared the discomfort of sexual health survey completion to everyday events and exemplars of minimal risk research (e.g., behavioral observation). Youth described survey benefits and drawbacks and perspectives on guardian permission during an online focus group. Participants felt about the same as or more comfortable completing the survey compared to other research procedures, and indicated that direct and indirect participation benefits outweighed concerns about privacy and emotional discomfort. Most would not have participated if guardian permission was required, citing negative parental attitudes about adolescent sexuality and SGM issues and not being "out" about their SGM identity. Findings suggest that sexual health survey studies meet minimal risk criteria, are appropriate for SGM youth, and that recruitment would not be possible without waivers of guardian consent. Decreasing barriers to research participation would dramatically improve our understanding of sexual health among SGM youth.
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