Conceptualising wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people

Authors

Shakara Liddelow-Hunt
Ashleigh Lin
James H. L. Hill
Kate Daglas
Braden Hill, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Yael Perry
Mirella Wilson
Bep Uink

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Youth

Publisher

MDPI

School

Kurongkurl Katitjin

RAS ID

53011

Funders

National Health and Medical Research Council, Targeted Call into Research into Indigenous Social Emotional Wellbeing

Grant Number

NHMRC Number : APP1157377

Comments

Liddelow-Hunt, S., Lin, A., Hill, J. H. L., Daglas, K., Hill, B., Perry, Y., . . . Uink, B. (2023). Conceptualising wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people. Youth, 3(1), 70-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010005 https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010005

Abstract

It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people. The current study represents a qualitative exploration of wellbeing among Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people. This study consisted of semi-structured interviews and focus groups with Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people aged 14–25 years old in the Perth metropolitan area of Western Australia. Thematic analysis identified seven major themes that were significant to participants’ wellbeing: identity, family, community, visibility, services, stigma and navigating.

DOI

10.3390/youth3010005

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