Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 12:52:30
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2019
Abstract
Found families are common within the LGBT community, and many models of LGB identity development include contact with other same-sex attracted individuals, or involvement in the LGBT community as important to identity development. However there has been little research investigating the connection between community involvement and identity development or acceptance. This exploratory study will compare LGB identity, measured with the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Identity Survey, to respondents’ answers to open-ended questions about their LGB community involvement. Open-ended questions will be coded by the researcher using content analysis to find commonalities between responses. Comparisons will look for any relationships between stages of identity development and the life-stage at which participants became involved in the community, as well as the method by which they became involved. Implications of the findings will be discussed at the end of the report.
Research Sponsor
Dr. John Queener
First Reader
Dr. Suzette Speight
Second Reader
Dr. Kathryn Feltey
Recommended Citation
Collins, Jenna, "An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Community Involvement and LGB Identity" (2019). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 849.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/849
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