Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 766917 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Fredriksen-Goldsen |
| SIGNATURE | FREDRIKSEN-GOLDSEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Poetic Life Narratives of Midlife and Older Bisexual Adults: Struggle, Survival, and Healing in Three Acts
Empirical discourses surrounding bisexuality often focus on challenges and disparities. This analysis identifies counternarratives of coping and survival among 21 midlife and older bisexual individuals. Findings are presented in three found poems followed by interpretations within participants’ life experiences. Each poem depicts an “act” of life, separating narratives into three stages of meaning-making. Act I: The Struggle captures early-to mid…
Health and Wellbeing among Lesbians, Bisexual, and Sexually Diverse Women in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Exploratory Study
Introduction Compared to other western, English-speaking, nations there is limited research on health outcomes in LGBTQ + people in New Zealand; particularly among women. This study set out to explore health and wellbeing in sexual minority women with particular reference to differences between subgroups (i.e., lesbians; bisexual women; sexually diverse women). Methods This study utilizes data from an online survey of participants recruited in NZ…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Perceived Health Outcomes among LGBTQ Adults in Taiwan: The Mediating Role of Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected multiple dimensions of well-being, particularly among vulnerable groups. This study examined how COVID-19–related stressors in Taiwan—such as unmet needs, housing instability, and long working hours—affected the health outcomes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults, with a focus on the mediating role of social support. A total of 338 Taiwanese LGBTQ participants completed the Gl…
Quality of Life, Physical Health, Age, and Covid-19 in LGBTQ + People in Colombia: Findings from the Global Pride Study
LGBT Research Across Seven Countries: A Roundtable Discussion on Research Trends, Challenges, and Possibilities
Global Pride: Understanding Health and Quality of Life among Gender and Sexually Diverse Adults in India
Bisexual Individuals Envisioning Aging Futures: Emergent Outlooks on Later Life
This study explores the future outlooks of 21 bisexual adults (aged 51–71) in the U.S. Guided by the recent calls to queer aging futures, semi-structured life-review interviews were analyzed inductively. Four future outlooks emerged, forming two contrasting but not mutually exclusive pairs: Exploratory and Settling-Down, and Affirmation and Fraught. Exploratory outlooks were marked by anticipation of fluidity in sexuality, gender, and social conn…
Older adults without care partners: A scoping review of their precarities, outcomes and interventions
Demographic changes in rates of living alone, migration, and having no living partner, spouse, or children are leaving more older adults without the typical uncompensated familial and non-familial care partners that are the backbone of long-term care provision. We aimed to understand the precarities and outcomes specifically experienced by older adults without care partners to inform future intervention development. Using the Joanna Briggs Instit…
Violence and Discrimination against LGBTIQ + Individuals in South Africa: Legal Rights vs. Lived Realities
The relationship between LGBT older adults' social network structure and function
Social prejudice, family nonacceptance, and lack of marriage or adoption rights often restrict the formation of conventional social ties among LGBT older adults. As a result, they often rely on families of choice constituted by other LGBT/age peers for support. Using a series of regression analyses with a national sample of LGBT older Americans, this study investigated how characteristics of social network structure (size and composition - LGBT v…
Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People
This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Australia. A sample of 508 gay men and 241 lesbian women, aged 60 and over, completed a survey including measures of loneliness, internalized homonegativity, sexual orientation discrimination, and connectedness to lesbian and gay communities. A multivariable linear regression predicting loneliness was conducted. Not bein…
Determinants of Physical Functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life among Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Objectives: To examine risk and protective factors predicting physical functioning and physical and psychological health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults with cognitive impairment. Methods: This study analyzed longitudinal data from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study with a sub-sample of 855 SGM older adults who reported difficulties in cognitive performance. Res…
Recent versus lifetime experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of older lesbian women and gay men
This study examines the potential health-related impact of recent versus lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination among older Australian lesbian women and gay men. In a nationwide survey, a sample of 243 lesbian women and 513 gay men aged 60 years and over reported on their experiences of sexual orientation discrimination and their mental and physical health, including psychological distress, positive mental health and self-rated…
Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: A case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia
In this paper we explore methodological considerations for recruiting stigmatised populations online. Advertising for research participants via social networking sites (SNS) has increasingly become a tool of choice for both quantitative and qualitative researchers. However, such recruitment practices pose a range of challenges for researchers, especially in handling negative commentary such as trolling and its potential negative impact on prospec…
Disparities in Physical Health Conditions Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies
Project həli?dxw/Healthy Hearts Across Generations: Development and Evaluation Design of a Tribally Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Intervention for American Indian Families
That's what friends do: Informal caregiving for chronically ill midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults
This study examines the relationships between friends; a caregiver who provides care to a care recipient, who is a lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) adult over age 50 in need of assistance due to chronic physical or mental health conditions. Using a sample of 18 care pairs ( n = 36), this work examines qualitative interview data. Findings from the study include: (a) both the care recipient and the caregiver receive benefits from the friendship; (b)…
That's what friends do: Informal caregiving for chronically ill midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults
This study examines the relationships between friends; a caregiver who provides care to a care recipient, who is a lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) adult over age 50 in need of assistance due to chronic physical or mental health conditions. Using a sample of 18 care pairs ( n = 36), this work examines qualitative interview data. Findings from the study include: (a) both the care recipient and the caregiver receive benefits from the friendship; (b)…
Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People
This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Australia. A sample of 508 gay men and 241 lesbian women, aged 60 and over, completed a survey including measures of loneliness, internalized homonegativity, sexual orientation discrimination, and connectedness to lesbian and gay communities. A multivariable linear regression predicting loneliness was conducted. Not bein…
Recent versus lifetime experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of older lesbian women and gay men
This study examines the potential health-related impact of recent versus lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination among older Australian lesbian women and gay men. In a nationwide survey, a sample of 243 lesbian women and 513 gay men aged 60 years and over reported on their experiences of sexual orientation discrimination and their mental and physical health, including psychological distress, positive mental health and self-rated…
Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: A case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia
In this paper we explore methodological considerations for recruiting stigmatised populations online. Advertising for research participants via social networking sites (SNS) has increasingly become a tool of choice for both quantitative and qualitative researchers. However, such recruitment practices pose a range of challenges for researchers, especially in handling negative commentary such as trolling and its potential negative impact on prospec…
The relationship between LGBT older adults' social network structure and function
Social prejudice, family nonacceptance, and lack of marriage or adoption rights often restrict the formation of conventional social ties among LGBT older adults. As a result, they often rely on families of choice constituted by other LGBT/age peers for support. Using a series of regression analyses with a national sample of LGBT older Americans, this study investigated how characteristics of social network structure (size and composition - LGBT v…
That's what friends do: Informal caregiving for chronically ill midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults
This study examines the relationships between friends; a caregiver who provides care to a care recipient, who is a lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) adult over age 50 in need of assistance due to chronic physical or mental health conditions. Using a sample of 18 care pairs ( n = 36), this work examines qualitative interview data. Findings from the study include: (a) both the care recipient and the caregiver receive benefits from the friendship; (b)…
Project həli?dxw/Healthy Hearts Across Generations: Development and Evaluation Design of a Tribally Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Intervention for American Indian Families
Disparities in Physical Health Conditions Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women: A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies
Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: A case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia
In this paper we explore methodological considerations for recruiting stigmatised populations online. Advertising for research participants via social networking sites (SNS) has increasingly become a tool of choice for both quantitative and qualitative researchers. However, such recruitment practices pose a range of challenges for researchers, especially in handling negative commentary such as trolling and its potential negative impact on prospec…
Recent versus lifetime experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of older lesbian women and gay men
This study examines the potential health-related impact of recent versus lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination among older Australian lesbian women and gay men. In a nationwide survey, a sample of 243 lesbian women and 513 gay men aged 60 years and over reported on their experiences of sexual orientation discrimination and their mental and physical health, including psychological distress, positive mental health and self-rated…
Determinants of Physical Functioning and Health-Related Quality of Life among Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Objectives: To examine risk and protective factors predicting physical functioning and physical and psychological health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults with cognitive impairment. Methods: This study analyzed longitudinal data from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study with a sub-sample of 855 SGM older adults who reported difficulties in cognitive performance. Res…
Predictors of Loneliness Among Older Lesbian and Gay People
This study sought to understand the social and individual factors that predict loneliness among older lesbian and gay people in Australia. A sample of 508 gay men and 241 lesbian women, aged 60 and over, completed a survey including measures of loneliness, internalized homonegativity, sexual orientation discrimination, and connectedness to lesbian and gay communities. A multivariable linear regression predicting loneliness was conducted. Not bein…
Older adults without care partners: A scoping review of their precarities, outcomes and interventions
Demographic changes in rates of living alone, migration, and having no living partner, spouse, or children are leaving more older adults without the typical uncompensated familial and non-familial care partners that are the backbone of long-term care provision. We aimed to understand the precarities and outcomes specifically experienced by older adults without care partners to inform future intervention development. Using the Joanna Briggs Instit…
Violence and Discrimination against LGBTIQ + Individuals in South Africa: Legal Rights vs. Lived Realities
The relationship between LGBT older adults' social network structure and function
Social prejudice, family nonacceptance, and lack of marriage or adoption rights often restrict the formation of conventional social ties among LGBT older adults. As a result, they often rely on families of choice constituted by other LGBT/age peers for support. Using a series of regression analyses with a national sample of LGBT older Americans, this study investigated how characteristics of social network structure (size and composition - LGBT v…
The Poetic Life Narratives of Midlife and Older Bisexual Adults: Struggle, Survival, and Healing in Three Acts
Empirical discourses surrounding bisexuality often focus on challenges and disparities. This analysis identifies counternarratives of coping and survival among 21 midlife and older bisexual individuals. Findings are presented in three found poems followed by interpretations within participants’ life experiences. Each poem depicts an “act” of life, separating narratives into three stages of meaning-making. Act I: The Struggle captures early-to mid…
Health and Wellbeing among Lesbians, Bisexual, and Sexually Diverse Women in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Exploratory Study
Introduction Compared to other western, English-speaking, nations there is limited research on health outcomes in LGBTQ + people in New Zealand; particularly among women. This study set out to explore health and wellbeing in sexual minority women with particular reference to differences between subgroups (i.e., lesbians; bisexual women; sexually diverse women). Methods This study utilizes data from an online survey of participants recruited in NZ…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Perceived Health Outcomes among LGBTQ Adults in Taiwan: The Mediating Role of Social Support
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected multiple dimensions of well-being, particularly among vulnerable groups. This study examined how COVID-19–related stressors in Taiwan—such as unmet needs, housing instability, and long working hours—affected the health outcomes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults, with a focus on the mediating role of social support. A total of 338 Taiwanese LGBTQ participants completed the Gl…
Quality of Life, Physical Health, Age, and Covid-19 in LGBTQ + People in Colombia: Findings from the Global Pride Study
LGBT Research Across Seven Countries: A Roundtable Discussion on Research Trends, Challenges, and Possibilities
Global Pride: Understanding Health and Quality of Life among Gender and Sexually Diverse Adults in India
Bisexual Individuals Envisioning Aging Futures: Emergent Outlooks on Later Life
This study explores the future outlooks of 21 bisexual adults (aged 51–71) in the U.S. Guided by the recent calls to queer aging futures, semi-structured life-review interviews were analyzed inductively. Four future outlooks emerged, forming two contrasting but not mutually exclusive pairs: Exploratory and Settling-Down, and Affirmation and Fraught. Exploratory outlooks were marked by anticipation of fluidity in sexuality, gender, and social conn…
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (11 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sexual minority (6 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (5 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (5 works) · Lesbian (5 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Pride (4 works)