Connecting Without Fear: Clinical Implications of the Consumption of Information and Communication Technologies by Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults
Connecting Without Fear: Clinical Implications of the Consumption of Information and Communication Technologies by Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults
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DOI：
10.1007/s10615-014-0505-2
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发表时间：
2015-06-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Pettaway, Lincoln D.
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作者：
Craig, Shelley L.;McInroy, Lauren B.;Pettaway, Lincoln D.
随着在线信息和通信技术（信通技术）（例如，互联网、社交媒体、照片/视频共享）融入当代社会。性少数青年和年轻成年人可能是离线和在线信通技术的特别狂热用户。尽管存在相当大的风险因素（例如，虽然这些人面临着各种挑战（如网络欺凌、剥削、过度使用和成瘾），但信通技术可能同时为SMYYA人带来实质性的好处，他们往往由于其性少数群体地位的直接结果而在家中、学校和社区遭受不成比例的社会排斥和受害。这项扎根理论调查使用半结构化访谈来考虑城市SMYYA（18-22岁）样本（n = 19）使用的ICT类型，并检查参与者对使用这些技术的重要性。与会者因积极使用多种类型的信通技术而入选，并认为他们与技术的接触是其日常生活和发展的一个重要特征。与离线情况相比，在线信通技术为SMYA提供了更安全的空间和至关重要的社区支持。许多与会者还指出，信息和通信技术有潜力加强面对面的临床工作，以促进SMYA的健康发展，并促进他们的联系。SMYYA实践的具体影响，包括战略，以发展有关信息和通信技术的知识，教育青少年的风险和机会在线，并将信息和通信技术纳入支持性治疗设置。
Adolescents are coming of age in a rapidly changing media landscape with the increased integration of online information and communication technologies (ICTs) (e.g., internet, social media, photo/video sharing) into contemporary society. Sexual minority youth and young adults (SMYYA) may be particularly avid users of both offline and online ICTs. Despite the presence of considerable risk factors (e.g., cyber bullying, exploitation, overuse and addiction), ICTs may simultaneously provide substantial benefits for SMYYA, who often experience disproportionate social exclusion and victimization in their homes, schools and communities as a direct result of their sexual minority status. This grounded theory investigation used semi-structured interviews to consider the types of ICTs utilized by a sample (n = 19) of urban SMYYA (ages 18-22), and examined the importance ascribed by participants to their use of these technologies. Participants were selected for their active use of multiple types of ICTs, and considered their engagement with technology to be a critical feature of their daily lives and development. In contrast to their offline existence, online ICTs offered SMYYA significantly safer spaces and vital community support. Many of the participants also indicated the potential of ICTs to enhance face-to-face clinical work to foster SMYYA's healthy growth and facilitate their connectedness. Specific implications for practice with SMYYA, including strategies to develop knowledge about ICTs, educate youth about the risks and opportunities online, and integrate ICTs into supportive therapeutic settings are described.