Demographic predictors of experiences of homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender-diverse and queer-identifying (LGBTIQ) young people in Australia
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Lim, Gene, Melendez-Torres, G. J., Amos, Natalie, Anderson, Joel, Norman, Thomas, Power, Jennifer, Jones, Jami and Bourne, Adam. (2023). Demographic predictors of experiences of homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender-diverse and queer-identifying (LGBTIQ) young people in Australia. Journal of Youth Studies. pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2261864
Authors | Lim, Gene, Melendez-Torres, G. J., Amos, Natalie, Anderson, Joel, Norman, Thomas, Power, Jennifer, Jones, Jami and Bourne, Adam |
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Abstract | Homelessness among young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender-diverse and queer-identifying (LGBTQ+) persons is highly prevalent and constitutes a structural risk to health and future life chances. However, the distribution of homelessness burden is among different LGBTQ+ subgroups is poorly understood. An Australia-wide cross-sectional online survey was conducted involving 6,481 LGBTQ+ participants aged 14–21 years during 2019. Single-predictor logistic regression analyses identified factors associated with both lifetime and recent experiences of homelessness. Analyses also explored associations between recent (<12 months) experiences of homelessness, experiences of harassment, alcohol consumption, and psychological distress. Higher odds of experiencing homelessness were observed for trans and gender-diverse young people, individuals who identified with sexual identity labels other than lesbian, gay or bisexual, racially-minoritized persons, disabled persons and individuals from a religious family or household, compared to their respective counterparts. Experiencing homelessness was associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and higher prevalence of experiencing verbal, physical and sexual harassment, but only modestly associated with higher levels of psychological distress. Homelessness risk and burden is unevenly distributed among LGBTQ+ youth and is linked to outcomes which may potentiate future homelessness. Interventions addressing homelessness among this group must be optimized for those subgroups most vulnerable to experiencing homelessness. |
Keywords | LGBTQ; homelessness; mental health; Australia; young people |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Youth Studies |
Journal citation | pp. 1-27 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1469-9680 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2261864 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13676261.2023.2261864 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-27 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Sep 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 17 Sep 2023 |
Deposited | 26 Feb 2024 |
Additional information | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s)or with their consent. | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90306/demographic-predictors-of-experiences-of-homelessness-among-lesbian-gay-bisexual-trans-gender-diverse-and-queer-identifying-lgbtiq-young-people-in-australia
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