Cited by 35LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchDigital Mental Health Interventions

Randomized evaluation of an online single-session intervention for minority stress in LGBTQ+ adolescents

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Shen, J., Rubin, A., Cohen, K., Hart, E.A., Sung, J., McDanal, R., Roulston, C., Sotomayor, I. +2 more·2023·Internet Interventions

Abstract

LGBTQ+ youth face myriad adverse health outcomes due to minority stress, creating a need for accessible, mechanism-targeted interventions to mitigate these minority stress-related risk factors. We tested the effectiveness and acceptability of Project RISE, an online single-session intervention designed to ameliorate internalized stigma and improve other outcomes among LGBTQ+ youth. We hypothesized that youth assigned to RISE (versus a control) would report significantly reduced internalized stigma and increased identity pride at post-intervention and at two-week follow-up and would find RISE acceptable. We recruited adolescents nationally through Instagram advertisements in May 2022 (N = 538; M age = 15.06, SD age = 0.97). Participants were randomly assigned to RISE or an information-only control and completed questionnaires pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and two weeks post-intervention. Inclusion criteria included endorsing: (1) LGBTQ+ identity, (2) age 13–16, (3) English fluency (4) Internet access, and (5) subjective negative impact of LGBTQ+ stigma. Relative to participants in the control condition, participants who completed RISE reported significant decreases in internalized stigma (d = −0.49) and increases in identity pride (d = 0.25) from pre- to immediately post-intervention, along with decreased internalized stigma (d = −0.26) from baseline to two-week follow-up. Participants rated both RISE and the information-only control as highly, equivalently acceptable. RISE appears to be an acceptable and useful online SSI for LGBTQ+ adolescents, with potential to reduce internalized stigma in both the short- and longer-term. Future directions include evaluating effects of Project RISE over longer follow-ups and in conjunction with other mental health supports.

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Authors
Shen, J., Rubin, A., Cohen, K., Hart, E. A., Sung, J., McDanal, R., Roulston, C., Sotomayor, I., Fox, K. R., & Schleider, J. L.
Affiliations
  • Stony Brook University (US)
  • University of Denver (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
Schleider, J.L.
Venue
Internet Interventions
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-09
Volume
33
Pages
100633
ISSN
2214-7829 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4379742634
Cited by
35
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 3
FWCI
10.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Internet Interventions (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (2141710)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R43MH128075)
  • NIH Office of the Director (DP5OD028123)
  • Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
  • Washington University in St. Louis (R25MH080916)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords
minority stress, LGBTQ adolescents, self-stigma, identity pride, single-session intervention, online intervention, treatment acceptability, adolescent mental health

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