John Fenaughty
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248792 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Fenaughty |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Fenaughty |
| SIGNATURE | FENAUGHTY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6261-3975 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Exploring ethnic identity in early adolescence: Psychometric evaluation of the multigroup ethnic identity measure (Meim) in an ethnically diverse population-based sample of young people in Aotearoa Ne…
Evaluating an inclusive methodology for collecting and coding gender data in sexuality- and gender-diverse youth survey research
Experiences in times of Covid ‐19: Home‐life, social connections, and schooling for Aotearoa New Zealand children
The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures on child and family functioning requires ongoing investigation to understand its far‐reaching effects. This study investigated the experiences of 10‐year‐old children ( n = 2421) from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort during some of the strictest pandemic‐related lockdown measures of 2020, with the aim of examining the effects of these measures on several aspects…
Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds
The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives. To address participation barriers, a group of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds joined a team of researchers, social…
Impacts of sociodemographic factors, identities and neighbourhood safety on the relationship between urban green space and adolescent mental well-being: Findings from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearo…
This study explored the relationship between green space accessibility (GSA) in residential area and adolescents' mental well-being, and whether the relationship was moderated by sociodemographic factors (sex, ethnicity, neighbourhood deprivation), identities (gender and sexuality minority, disability) and perceived neighbourhood safety simultaneously. Data from 3813 adolescents who lived in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand were obt…
An ecological analysis of hope amongst Asian rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Rainbow research tends to prioritise gender and sexuality experiences over the racialised experiences of Asian rainbow young people. Informed by an intersectional lens, we employed a hope-based ecological framework to examine how multiple overlapping axes of oppression (e.g. cisgenderism, heterosexism and racism) shape the aspirations of these youth. We drew on the voices of Asian participants from the 2021 Aotearoa New Zealand Identify Survey, w…
Kua takoto te mānuka, mā wai e hiki ake? Advancing a Te Tiriti o Waitangi‐led approach to mental health education in schools
This article engages mātauranga Māori, social psychology and the sociology of education to argue that an individualistic approach to mental health education in schools is inadequate. In this article we discuss a recent national school curriculum policy that demonstrates the ways mental health education can be framed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, informed by the determinants of health, and culturally located in worldviews representative of Te Ao Māori.…
Wellbeing and healthcare access for sexuality and gender minority secondary school students with long-term health conditions
To explore the prevalence of long-term health conditions (which includes disorders such as asthma and diabetes, lasting six months or more) among sexuality and gender minority youth (SGMY) within Aotearoa New Zealand, and report on SGMY access to health care services. We used data from a population-based survey (Youth’19) of 7,059 secondary school students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate …
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts for Young People in New Zealand: Demographics, Types of Suggesters, and Associations with Mental Health
Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (SOGICE) are harmful practices, yet who suggests them to young people and what impacts are associated with these suggestions have received limited attention in the literature. The present study explored whether certain suggesters, and the frequency of categories of suggesters (including religious leaders, family members, and health professionals), were associated with suicidality and non-suici…
Relationships and sexuality education: Key research informing New Zealand curriculum policy
Background and purpose: In 2020, the New Zealand Ministry of Education updated the national curriculum policy for sexuality education, broadening the focus to ‘relationships and sexuality education’ and strengthening guidance for both primary (Years 1–8) and secondary (Years 9–13) schools. The resulting guides detail how schools might take a ‘whole school approach’ to this area, including dedicated curriculum time at all levels of compulsory scho…
Thinking with new materialism about 'safe-un-safe' campus space for LGBTTIQA+ students
Some LGBTTIQA+ students maintain campus is a safe space despite also detailing significant discriminatory practices they have witnessed or experienced there. This article explores this paradox drawing insights from new materialism and geographical research. Predominantly theoretical in orientation, it takes the notion of 'dwelling with' from Noora Pyyry's posthuman work in geography and thinks with it, in relation to participants' experiences of …
Safe but not safe: LGBTTIQA+ students’ experiences of a university campus
This article explores an apparent contradiction in LGBTTIQA+ students' narratives around how safe they feel on campus. While declaring they feel ‘safe’ and supported by other students and staff, participants’ narratives contain a myriad of examples indicating they feel ‘unsafe’. These incidents emerge during photo-elicitation interviews where participants discuss photos they have taken of being LGBTTIQA+ on campus. This talk reveals episodes of n…
Developing resources to address homophobic and transphobic bullying: A framework incorporating co-design, critical pedagogies, and bullying research
In 2016, UNESCO developed recommendations to address homophobic and transphobic violence and bullying, including guidance for the development of classroom resources. According to UNESCO, the effectiveness of interventions depends on inclusive, if not affirming, representations of sexual and gender diversity in learning materials, as well as age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidenced-based resources. UNESCO advocates that such resources be p…
Navigating double marginalisation: Migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports
Sexual and/or gender minority young people who are also members of an ethnic minority can experience unique challenges. Limited research draws directly on the mental health experiences of these 'double minority' youth. This study focused on Chinese sexual/gender minority youth in New Zealand. It sought to explore features they found challenging for, or supportive of, their mental health and wellbeing. Semi-structured interviews were conducted wit…
Body size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority youth: Findings and implications from New Zealand
Objective: To describe the body size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority (SGM) students and compare them with those of exclusively opposite-sex-attracted cisgender students. Male and female SGM students were also compared. Design: Data were from a nationally representative health survey. Setting: Secondary schools in New Zealand, 2012. Participants: A total of 7769 students, 9 % were SGM individuals…
Factors Associated with Academic Achievement for Sexual and Gender Minority and Heterosexual Cisgender Students: Implications from a Nationally Representative Study
From secrecy to discretion: The views of psychological therapists on supporting Chinese sexual and gender minority young people
Mental Health Status of Double Minority Adolescents: Findings from National Cross-Sectional Health Surveys
Risk’ and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men in Aotearoa/New Zealand–key informant accounts
Research over the past decade on rape and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men has shown that significant numbers of men report some form of unwanted or coerced sexual experience. Most studies have investigated the prevalence and impact of sexual assault, with little exploration of the nature and meanings of sexual coercion. This paper contributes to understandings of the latter, analysing the notion of 'risk' as it appeared in the talk of …
Unsafe, Unwanted: Sexual Coercion as a Barrier to Safer Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Individual and focus group interviews with a total of 40 gay and bisexual men, as well as with 23 community and/or professional key informants, highlighted that sexual coercion is an important, yet under-recognized, barrier to the practice of safer sex among men who have sex with men. In this article we discuss how the dynamics of sexual coercion, including subtle forms, can operate to compromise men's ability to practise safer sex, leading men t…
Sexual Coercion Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Until recently, sexual coercion among gay men has been regarded as virtually oxymoronic. Discourses of male sexuality as ever-present and driven, and discourses of masculinity that portray men as in control and invulnerable, converge to almost disavow the possibilities that sex could be unwanted by men, or that men could be vulnerable to being pressured into sex against their will. This article reports on interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men a…
Life on the Seesaw: A Qualitative Study of Suicide Resiliency Factors for Young Gay Men
While considerable research has highlighted the factors that increase gay youth suicide risk, there has been much less emphasis on protective factors. Using grounded theory methodology, we explored the suicide resiliency in eight young gay men in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Common themes emerged, including positive social norms and conditions, high levels of support, identification with role models and high self-esteem. These were integrated with "know…
Sexual Coercion Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Until recently, sexual coercion among gay men has been regarded as virtually oxymoronic. Discourses of male sexuality as ever-present and driven, and discourses of masculinity that portray men as in control and invulnerable, converge to almost disavow the possibilities that sex could be unwanted by men, or that men could be vulnerable to being pressured into sex against their will. This article reports on interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men a…
Life on the Seesaw: A Qualitative Study of Suicide Resiliency Factors for Young Gay Men
While considerable research has highlighted the factors that increase gay youth suicide risk, there has been much less emphasis on protective factors. Using grounded theory methodology, we explored the suicide resiliency in eight young gay men in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Common themes emerged, including positive social norms and conditions, high levels of support, identification with role models and high self-esteem. These were integrated with "know…
Thinking with new materialism about 'safe-un-safe' campus space for LGBTTIQA+ students
Some LGBTTIQA+ students maintain campus is a safe space despite also detailing significant discriminatory practices they have witnessed or experienced there. This article explores this paradox drawing insights from new materialism and geographical research. Predominantly theoretical in orientation, it takes the notion of 'dwelling with' from Noora Pyyry's posthuman work in geography and thinks with it, in relation to participants' experiences of …
Unsafe, Unwanted: Sexual Coercion as a Barrier to Safer Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Individual and focus group interviews with a total of 40 gay and bisexual men, as well as with 23 community and/or professional key informants, highlighted that sexual coercion is an important, yet under-recognized, barrier to the practice of safer sex among men who have sex with men. In this article we discuss how the dynamics of sexual coercion, including subtle forms, can operate to compromise men's ability to practise safer sex, leading men t…
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts for Young People in New Zealand: Demographics, Types of Suggesters, and Associations with Mental Health
Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (SOGICE) are harmful practices, yet who suggests them to young people and what impacts are associated with these suggestions have received limited attention in the literature. The present study explored whether certain suggesters, and the frequency of categories of suggesters (including religious leaders, family members, and health professionals), were associated with suicidality and non-suici…
Factors Associated with Academic Achievement for Sexual and Gender Minority and Heterosexual Cisgender Students: Implications from a Nationally Representative Study
Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds
The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives. To address participation barriers, a group of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds joined a team of researchers, social…
Kua takoto te mānuka, mā wai e hiki ake? Advancing a Te Tiriti o Waitangi‐led approach to mental health education in schools
This article engages mātauranga Māori, social psychology and the sociology of education to argue that an individualistic approach to mental health education in schools is inadequate. In this article we discuss a recent national school curriculum policy that demonstrates the ways mental health education can be framed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, informed by the determinants of health, and culturally located in worldviews representative of Te Ao Māori.…
Experiences in times of Covid ‐19: Home‐life, social connections, and schooling for Aotearoa New Zealand children
The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures on child and family functioning requires ongoing investigation to understand its far‐reaching effects. This study investigated the experiences of 10‐year‐old children ( n = 2421) from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort during some of the strictest pandemic‐related lockdown measures of 2020, with the aim of examining the effects of these measures on several aspects…
From secrecy to discretion: The views of psychological therapists on supporting Chinese sexual and gender minority young people
Life on the Seesaw: A Qualitative Study of Suicide Resiliency Factors for Young Gay Men
While considerable research has highlighted the factors that increase gay youth suicide risk, there has been much less emphasis on protective factors. Using grounded theory methodology, we explored the suicide resiliency in eight young gay men in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Common themes emerged, including positive social norms and conditions, high levels of support, identification with role models and high self-esteem. These were integrated with "know…
Risk’ and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men in Aotearoa/New Zealand–key informant accounts
Research over the past decade on rape and sexual coercion among gay and bisexual men has shown that significant numbers of men report some form of unwanted or coerced sexual experience. Most studies have investigated the prevalence and impact of sexual assault, with little exploration of the nature and meanings of sexual coercion. This paper contributes to understandings of the latter, analysing the notion of 'risk' as it appeared in the talk of …
Unsafe, Unwanted: Sexual Coercion as a Barrier to Safer Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Individual and focus group interviews with a total of 40 gay and bisexual men, as well as with 23 community and/or professional key informants, highlighted that sexual coercion is an important, yet under-recognized, barrier to the practice of safer sex among men who have sex with men. In this article we discuss how the dynamics of sexual coercion, including subtle forms, can operate to compromise men's ability to practise safer sex, leading men t…
Sexual Coercion Among Gay and Bisexual Men in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Until recently, sexual coercion among gay men has been regarded as virtually oxymoronic. Discourses of male sexuality as ever-present and driven, and discourses of masculinity that portray men as in control and invulnerable, converge to almost disavow the possibilities that sex could be unwanted by men, or that men could be vulnerable to being pressured into sex against their will. This article reports on interviews with 19 gay and bisexual men a…
Mental Health Status of Double Minority Adolescents: Findings from National Cross-Sectional Health Surveys
From secrecy to discretion: The views of psychological therapists on supporting Chinese sexual and gender minority young people
Developing resources to address homophobic and transphobic bullying: A framework incorporating co-design, critical pedagogies, and bullying research
In 2016, UNESCO developed recommendations to address homophobic and transphobic violence and bullying, including guidance for the development of classroom resources. According to UNESCO, the effectiveness of interventions depends on inclusive, if not affirming, representations of sexual and gender diversity in learning materials, as well as age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidenced-based resources. UNESCO advocates that such resources be p…
Navigating double marginalisation: Migrant Chinese sexual and gender minority young people’s views on mental health challenges and supports
Sexual and/or gender minority young people who are also members of an ethnic minority can experience unique challenges. Limited research draws directly on the mental health experiences of these 'double minority' youth. This study focused on Chinese sexual/gender minority youth in New Zealand. It sought to explore features they found challenging for, or supportive of, their mental health and wellbeing. Semi-structured interviews were conducted wit…
Body size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority youth: Findings and implications from New Zealand
Objective: To describe the body size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority (SGM) students and compare them with those of exclusively opposite-sex-attracted cisgender students. Male and female SGM students were also compared. Design: Data were from a nationally representative health survey. Setting: Secondary schools in New Zealand, 2012. Participants: A total of 7769 students, 9 % were SGM individuals…
Factors Associated with Academic Achievement for Sexual and Gender Minority and Heterosexual Cisgender Students: Implications from a Nationally Representative Study
Safe but not safe: LGBTTIQA+ students’ experiences of a university campus
This article explores an apparent contradiction in LGBTTIQA+ students' narratives around how safe they feel on campus. While declaring they feel ‘safe’ and supported by other students and staff, participants’ narratives contain a myriad of examples indicating they feel ‘unsafe’. These incidents emerge during photo-elicitation interviews where participants discuss photos they have taken of being LGBTTIQA+ on campus. This talk reveals episodes of n…
Relationships and sexuality education: Key research informing New Zealand curriculum policy
Background and purpose: In 2020, the New Zealand Ministry of Education updated the national curriculum policy for sexuality education, broadening the focus to ‘relationships and sexuality education’ and strengthening guidance for both primary (Years 1–8) and secondary (Years 9–13) schools. The resulting guides detail how schools might take a ‘whole school approach’ to this area, including dedicated curriculum time at all levels of compulsory scho…
Thinking with new materialism about 'safe-un-safe' campus space for LGBTTIQA+ students
Some LGBTTIQA+ students maintain campus is a safe space despite also detailing significant discriminatory practices they have witnessed or experienced there. This article explores this paradox drawing insights from new materialism and geographical research. Predominantly theoretical in orientation, it takes the notion of 'dwelling with' from Noora Pyyry's posthuman work in geography and thinks with it, in relation to participants' experiences of …
Kua takoto te mānuka, mā wai e hiki ake? Advancing a Te Tiriti o Waitangi‐led approach to mental health education in schools
This article engages mātauranga Māori, social psychology and the sociology of education to argue that an individualistic approach to mental health education in schools is inadequate. In this article we discuss a recent national school curriculum policy that demonstrates the ways mental health education can be framed by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, informed by the determinants of health, and culturally located in worldviews representative of Te Ao Māori.…
Wellbeing and healthcare access for sexuality and gender minority secondary school students with long-term health conditions
To explore the prevalence of long-term health conditions (which includes disorders such as asthma and diabetes, lasting six months or more) among sexuality and gender minority youth (SGMY) within Aotearoa New Zealand, and report on SGMY access to health care services. We used data from a population-based survey (Youth’19) of 7,059 secondary school students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate …
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts for Young People in New Zealand: Demographics, Types of Suggesters, and Associations with Mental Health
Sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (SOGICE) are harmful practices, yet who suggests them to young people and what impacts are associated with these suggestions have received limited attention in the literature. The present study explored whether certain suggesters, and the frequency of categories of suggesters (including religious leaders, family members, and health professionals), were associated with suicidality and non-suici…
Impacts of sociodemographic factors, identities and neighbourhood safety on the relationship between urban green space and adolescent mental well-being: Findings from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearo…
This study explored the relationship between green space accessibility (GSA) in residential area and adolescents' mental well-being, and whether the relationship was moderated by sociodemographic factors (sex, ethnicity, neighbourhood deprivation), identities (gender and sexuality minority, disability) and perceived neighbourhood safety simultaneously. Data from 3813 adolescents who lived in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand were obt…
An ecological analysis of hope amongst Asian rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Rainbow research tends to prioritise gender and sexuality experiences over the racialised experiences of Asian rainbow young people. Informed by an intersectional lens, we employed a hope-based ecological framework to examine how multiple overlapping axes of oppression (e.g. cisgenderism, heterosexism and racism) shape the aspirations of these youth. We drew on the voices of Asian participants from the 2021 Aotearoa New Zealand Identify Survey, w…
Exploring ethnic identity in early adolescence: Psychometric evaluation of the multigroup ethnic identity measure (Meim) in an ethnically diverse population-based sample of young people in Aotearoa Ne…
Evaluating an inclusive methodology for collecting and coding gender data in sexuality- and gender-diverse youth survey research
Experiences in times of Covid ‐19: Home‐life, social connections, and schooling for Aotearoa New Zealand children
The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated lockdown measures on child and family functioning requires ongoing investigation to understand its far‐reaching effects. This study investigated the experiences of 10‐year‐old children ( n = 2421) from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort during some of the strictest pandemic‐related lockdown measures of 2020, with the aim of examining the effects of these measures on several aspects…
Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds
The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives. To address participation barriers, a group of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds joined a team of researchers, social…
Psychology (18 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Gender Studies (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Human sexuality (8 works) · Political science (8 works)