ABOUT
This research is being conducted by the LGBT Mental Health Research Group at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London. Participants are being recruited to take part in studies on stigma and mental health in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) community. We are looking for UK University and College students who identify as a sexual or gender minority, i.e. gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer, transgender, nonbinary, fluid etc. Please scroll down for further details on our studies.
PREVIOUS STUDIES
STUDY 1
This is an online study. The objective of this study is to look at the effects of the stress associated with being a gender and/or sexual minority on mental health. Specifically, we want to examine people’s beliefs about their sexual orientation or gender identity, their thought processes and stress coping strategies and how these come to affect mental health.
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STUDY 2
This study involves a 45-90 minute interview. The objective of this study is to improve our understanding of LGBT+ students’ experiences of mental health problems, LGBT+ stigma and the coping strategies found to be most effective. We hope that this will help us develop new ways of supporting LGBT+ students who are experiencing distress.
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