Gary M Diamond
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary M Diamond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary M |
| FAMILY NAME | Diamond |
| SIGNATURE | DIAMOND G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0781-1810 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Parental In‐Session Behaviors and LGBTQ + Young Adults' Perceived Parental Rejection and Acceptance in Attachment‐Based Family Therapy
This study examined whether decreases in parents' negative in‐session behaviors predicted reductions in LGBTQ+ young adults' perceived parental rejection and increases in their perceived parental acceptance over the course of attachment‐based family therapy for sexual and gender minority (ABFT‐SGM) young adults and their nonaccepting parents. A total of 126 videotaped sessions from 22 families who participated in an open clinical trial of ABFT‐SG…
Attachment‐based family therapy for sexual and gender minority young adults and their nonaccepting parents
This pilot open trial examined the efficacy of attachment‐based family therapy (ABFT) for Israeli sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults and their persistently nonaccepting parents. Thirty families received up to 26 weeks of treatment, with parental rejection, parental acceptance, and young adults' attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety assessed at baseline, 8, 16, 24, and 36 weeks (three months post‐treatment). Analyses using multile…
Measuring Adult Children's Perceptions of Their Parents' Acceptance and Rejection of Their Sexual Orientation: Initial Development of the Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale …
The Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale was administered to 256 self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer adults who had been out of the closet to their parents for at least 1 year. Principal component analysis revealed a clear two-component solution: parental acceptance and parental rejection. Findings showed that perceived maternal sexual orientation-specific acceptance was higher, and perceived maternal sexual …
Gender Atypicality and Anxiety Response to Social Interaction Stress in Homosexual and Heterosexual Men
Causal Attributions and Parents' Acceptance of Their Homosexual Sons
This Internet-based study examined the association between Israeli parents' attributions regarding the cause of their son's homosexuality and their level of acceptance of their homosexual son. The sample (N = 57) was recruited via Internet Web sites (gay forums and support groups). Findings suggest that more essentialist (versus constructivist) causal attributions were associated with higher levels of parental acceptance. Length of time parents k…
Attachment-based family therapy for suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents: A treatment development study and open trial with preliminary findings
The objective of this paper is to adapt attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) for use with suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and to obtain preliminary data on the feasibility and efficacy of the treatment with this population. In Phase I, a treatment development team modified ABFT to meet the unique needs of LGB suicidal youth. In Phase II, 10 suicidal LGB youth were offered 12 weeks of LGB sensitive ABFT. Adolescents' report…
Nonpathological response to ongoing traumatic stress
Changes in Youths' Perceived Parental Acceptance of Their Sexual Minority Status Over Time
This cross‐sectional, retrospective mixed‐method exploratory study examined 140 I sraeli LGB adolescents' (14–21 year old) perceptions of their parents' level of acceptance at time of same‐sex identity disclosure and currently. Approximately 75% of respondents indicated that parents were moderately to fully accepting at time of disclosure. Approximately 15% said their parents were fully or almost fully rejecting at time of disclosure, with about …
How Depressed and Suicidal Sexual Minority Adolescents Understand the Causes of Their Distress
This study examined how lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents reporting clinically significant depressive and suicidal symptoms understand the causes of their psychological distress. The role of the quality of the adolescent-parent relationship as a risk or protective factor was explored. Ten qualitative interviews were analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research method. Results showed that adolescents viewed family rejection of sex…
Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations
Despite strong indications of elevated risk of suicidal behavior in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, limited attention has been given to research, interventions or suicide prevention programs targeting these populations. This article is a culmination of a three-year effort by an expert panel to address the need for better understanding of suicidal behavior and suicide risk in sexual minority populations, and stimulate the developme…
Changes in Youths' Perceived Parental Acceptance of Their Sexual Minority Status Over Time
This cross‐sectional, retrospective mixed‐method exploratory study examined 140 I sraeli LGB adolescents' (14–21 year old) perceptions of their parents' level of acceptance at time of same‐sex identity disclosure and currently. Approximately 75% of respondents indicated that parents were moderately to fully accepting at time of disclosure. Approximately 15% said their parents were fully or almost fully rejecting at time of disclosure, with about …
Measuring Adult Children's Perceptions of Their Parents' Acceptance and Rejection of Their Sexual Orientation: Initial Development of the Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale …
The Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale was administered to 256 self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer adults who had been out of the closet to their parents for at least 1 year. Principal component analysis revealed a clear two-component solution: parental acceptance and parental rejection. Findings showed that perceived maternal sexual orientation-specific acceptance was higher, and perceived maternal sexual …
Nonpathological response to ongoing traumatic stress
Attachment-based family therapy for suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents: A treatment development study and open trial with preliminary findings
The objective of this paper is to adapt attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) for use with suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and to obtain preliminary data on the feasibility and efficacy of the treatment with this population. In Phase I, a treatment development team modified ABFT to meet the unique needs of LGB suicidal youth. In Phase II, 10 suicidal LGB youth were offered 12 weeks of LGB sensitive ABFT. Adolescents' report…
Causal Attributions and Parents' Acceptance of Their Homosexual Sons
This Internet-based study examined the association between Israeli parents' attributions regarding the cause of their son's homosexuality and their level of acceptance of their homosexual son. The sample (N = 57) was recruited via Internet Web sites (gay forums and support groups). Findings suggest that more essentialist (versus constructivist) causal attributions were associated with higher levels of parental acceptance. Length of time parents k…
Gender Atypicality and Anxiety Response to Social Interaction Stress in Homosexual and Heterosexual Men
Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations
Despite strong indications of elevated risk of suicidal behavior in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, limited attention has been given to research, interventions or suicide prevention programs targeting these populations. This article is a culmination of a three-year effort by an expert panel to address the need for better understanding of suicidal behavior and suicide risk in sexual minority populations, and stimulate the developme…
How Depressed and Suicidal Sexual Minority Adolescents Understand the Causes of Their Distress
This study examined how lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents reporting clinically significant depressive and suicidal symptoms understand the causes of their psychological distress. The role of the quality of the adolescent-parent relationship as a risk or protective factor was explored. Ten qualitative interviews were analyzed using the Consensual Qualitative Research method. Results showed that adolescents viewed family rejection of sex…
Attachment-based family therapy for suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents: A treatment development study and open trial with preliminary findings
The objective of this paper is to adapt attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) for use with suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents and to obtain preliminary data on the feasibility and efficacy of the treatment with this population. In Phase I, a treatment development team modified ABFT to meet the unique needs of LGB suicidal youth. In Phase II, 10 suicidal LGB youth were offered 12 weeks of LGB sensitive ABFT. Adolescents' report…
Nonpathological response to ongoing traumatic stress
Changes in Youths' Perceived Parental Acceptance of Their Sexual Minority Status Over Time
This cross‐sectional, retrospective mixed‐method exploratory study examined 140 I sraeli LGB adolescents' (14–21 year old) perceptions of their parents' level of acceptance at time of same‐sex identity disclosure and currently. Approximately 75% of respondents indicated that parents were moderately to fully accepting at time of disclosure. Approximately 15% said their parents were fully or almost fully rejecting at time of disclosure, with about …
Causal Attributions and Parents' Acceptance of Their Homosexual Sons
This Internet-based study examined the association between Israeli parents' attributions regarding the cause of their son's homosexuality and their level of acceptance of their homosexual son. The sample (N = 57) was recruited via Internet Web sites (gay forums and support groups). Findings suggest that more essentialist (versus constructivist) causal attributions were associated with higher levels of parental acceptance. Length of time parents k…
Gender Atypicality and Anxiety Response to Social Interaction Stress in Homosexual and Heterosexual Men
Measuring Adult Children's Perceptions of Their Parents' Acceptance and Rejection of Their Sexual Orientation: Initial Development of the Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale …
The Parental Acceptance and Rejection of Sexual Orientation Scale was administered to 256 self-identified lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer adults who had been out of the closet to their parents for at least 1 year. Principal component analysis revealed a clear two-component solution: parental acceptance and parental rejection. Findings showed that perceived maternal sexual orientation-specific acceptance was higher, and perceived maternal sexual …
Attachment‐based family therapy for sexual and gender minority young adults and their nonaccepting parents
This pilot open trial examined the efficacy of attachment‐based family therapy (ABFT) for Israeli sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults and their persistently nonaccepting parents. Thirty families received up to 26 weeks of treatment, with parental rejection, parental acceptance, and young adults' attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety assessed at baseline, 8, 16, 24, and 36 weeks (three months post‐treatment). Analyses using multile…
Parental In‐Session Behaviors and LGBTQ + Young Adults' Perceived Parental Rejection and Acceptance in Attachment‐Based Family Therapy
This study examined whether decreases in parents' negative in‐session behaviors predicted reductions in LGBTQ+ young adults' perceived parental rejection and increases in their perceived parental acceptance over the course of attachment‐based family therapy for sexual and gender minority (ABFT‐SGM) young adults and their nonaccepting parents. A total of 126 videotaped sessions from 22 families who participated in an open clinical trial of ABFT‐SG…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (6 works) · Sexual orientation (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Homosexuality (5 works) · Lesbian (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)