Kay A Simon
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4434164 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kay A Simon |
| PRENOMES | Kay A |
| SOBRENOME | Simon |
| ASSINATURA | SIMON K A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1645-2231 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Ethnic identity exploration and compartmentalization as mediators between microaggressions and life satisfaction among LGBTQ+ Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Demographic Characteristics and Parenthood Across Three Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adults
As measurement of sexual minority (SM) people's demographic characteristics has evolved over time, it is of interest to understand how identity intersections within SM communities, such as SM parents, have also changed. The current study aimed to investigate how SM parents may or may not differ in demographic characteristics from SM childfree adults and how the demographic characteristics of SM parents may differ across three cohorts. Participant…
I Felt Somewhat Cheated and Deceived When that Roadblock Came”
Substantial advances have been made in medical technologies to reduce HIV transmission in previous decades. However, disparities regarding HIV transmission continue to persist, with Black sexual minority men (BSMM) disproportionately impacted. These disparities are driven by several different economic and socio-cultural barriers, some of which include the ongoing mistrust or distrust of medicine and science among communities of color. Furthermore…
Marginalized family identity theory
Using an intersectional lens, existing literature, and theories to inform and ground this work, we propose marginalized family identity theory (MFIT). MFIT is a new theoretical framework to understand shared family identities in families shaped by the marginalized individual identity of one or more members. We center the experiences of Queer (LGBTQIA+) parent families, yet we also discuss how this framework may extend to other marginalized famili…
Associations Between State-Level Structural Stigma and Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Mental Health
Unpacking the
< .05) in the 15-category option. Using the 9-category variable that combines nonbinary, nonbinary+, genderfluid, and genderfluid+ into one group, the prevalence of gender-based bullying was 49.8%, which masks significant differences seen with the 15-category variable. The findings from this study support further research with expanded, select-all-that-apply gender identity response options in large adolescent epidemiologic surveys and inform sur…
Climbing the ladder
Analyses suggested that participants' (and their parents') identities were descriptively associated with participants' understanding of SSS. Findings provide a greater understanding of SSS and associated characteristics (e.g., gender identity; geographic region) among youth and broaden our understanding of how intersectional social positions may produce novel experiences and outcomes (e.g., gender and household structure impacting SSS rather than…
Identity outness to family among gender diverse sexual minority youth
Gender diverse sexual minority youth (SMY) must manage disclosure decisions and the related implications of disclosure for two minoritized identities. However, little is known about the patterns of outness for gender diverse SMY or how these patterns are associated with their well-being. Using a sample of 4,200 gender diverse SMY ages 13-17 years old ( M age = 15.43), this paper used latent profile analysis to examine diverse patterns of outness …
Feelings of LGBTQ+ community belonging among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States
Adoptive parents’ racial colorblindness and adopted Korean adolescents’ experiences of discrimination
(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Microaggression and discrimination experiences among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States
Family-based microaggressions and discrimination experienced by youth with LGBTQ+ parents are important to understand from their perspectives. Using mixed methods, we examined such experiences among 12- to 25-year-old youth (N = 51) with at least one LGBTQ+ parent in the United States. Youth were diverse in race/ethnicity, family structure, gender and sexual identities, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Using interviews, we explored LG…
Measurement invariance of the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale among LGBTQ + youth
The LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale (LGBT-PCMS) is a widely used measure of intersectional microaggression experiences among sexual and gender minority people of color. Although it is widely used-and increasingly used in adolescent and young adult samples-it is unknown whether the LGBT-PCMS demonstrates similar measurement properties across subgroups of sexual and gender minority youth of color (SGMYOC). Among 4142 SGMYOC (ages 13-17)…
Unaccompanied unstable housing among racially, ethnically, sexually, and gender diverse youth
80,456) were used to examine the relationship between parent caring and intersections of minoritized identities that experience the highest prevalence of two distinct types of unaccompanied unstable housing with expanded categories of sexual and gender identities. Exhaustive chi-square automatic interaction detection models revealed that low parent caring was the most common predictor of unaccompanied homelessness and running away, but there was …
HIV Information Avoidance, HIV Stigma, and Medical Mistrust among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Southern United States
Sexual Identity Disclosure and Alcohol Experiences Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents
Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) report greater alcohol use in comparison to their heterosexual counterparts. Prior research has found that elevated alcohol use among SGMY can be explained by minority stress experiences. Sexual identity outness may be another factor that drives alcohol use among SGMY, given that outness is associated with alcohol use among older sexual and gender minority samples. We examined how patterns of sexual identit…
Perspectives of Youth With LGBTQ+ Parents
Youth with LGBTQ+ parents may feel that their parents’ LGBTQ+ identity impacted their lives because of unique experiences such as LGBTQ+ family socialization. Guided by family systems, queer, and social constructionism theories, we explored this question via in-depth interviews with 49 youth (8 with minoritized gender identities and 25 with minoritized sexual identities) between 12 and 25 years old ( M age = 19.51, SD = 3.48) in the United States…
Identity-based socialization and adopted children’s outcomes in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families
We investigated associations among three parent socialization practices (racial/cultural socialization, adoptive communicative openness, LGBT family socialization) and related child outcomes (social competence, understanding of adoption) among 96 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parent families with school-age children (Mage = 8 years). No socialization practices differed as functions of child sex or parental sexual orientation. Parents in…
Retrospective accounts of first exposure to minoritized sexual and gender identities
Although there has been considerable research about attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people, there has been little research into how people first come to be aware of minoritized sexual and gender minority (SGM) identities. This study sought to address this gap. A sample of sexual minority ( n = 150) and heterosexual ( n = 802) young adults ( N = 952; M age = 18.88 years, SD = 1.75; 949 were cisgender, three were transgender), primarily recruited from a l…
Contextualizing the Well-being of Asexual Youth
Complex Outness Patterns Among Sexual Minority Youth
Youth-specific sexual and gender minority state-level policies
This Is To Help Me Move Forward”
In the United States (U.S.), Black sexual minority men (BSMM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV. Prevention advances, such as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), play a key role in reducing HIV transmission and improving our understanding of sexual expression and health. Despite these advances, little is known regarding the potential link between PrEP use and positive sexuality, including the benefits that BSMM see in accessing PrEP. We con…
Retrospective feelings of difference based on gender and sexuality among emerging adults
Sexual minority women and parenthood
Many individuals experience shifts in their friendship networks after becoming parents. The current study investigated the narratives of how a sample of sixty-six sexual minority women, most of whom do not yet have children but who expect to be parents in the future, perceive the changes in friendship networks following becoming parents. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: (1) general expectations surrounding future parenthood and friends…
The relationship between sexuality–professional identity integration and leadership in the workplace
Complex Outness Patterns Among Sexual Minority Youth
Contextualizing the Well-being of Asexual Youth
Perspectives of Youth With LGBTQ+ Parents
Youth with LGBTQ+ parents may feel that their parents’ LGBTQ+ identity impacted their lives because of unique experiences such as LGBTQ+ family socialization. Guided by family systems, queer, and social constructionism theories, we explored this question via in-depth interviews with 49 youth (8 with minoritized gender identities and 25 with minoritized sexual identities) between 12 and 25 years old ( M age = 19.51, SD = 3.48) in the United States…
Retrospective feelings of difference based on gender and sexuality among emerging adults
Envisioning future parenthood among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women
For many individuals, becoming a parent is an important milestone. The current study examined attitudes and beliefs about parenting among a sample of 196 self-identified bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Results showed no differences by sexual orientation for women’s desires and intentions to have children, their idealization of parenthood, and perceptions of their parental self-efficacy (i.e., their ability to care for a child). In cont…
Microaggression and discrimination experiences among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States
Family-based microaggressions and discrimination experienced by youth with LGBTQ+ parents are important to understand from their perspectives. Using mixed methods, we examined such experiences among 12- to 25-year-old youth (N = 51) with at least one LGBTQ+ parent in the United States. Youth were diverse in race/ethnicity, family structure, gender and sexual identities, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Using interviews, we explored LG…
Youth-specific sexual and gender minority state-level policies
Sexual minority women and parenthood
Many individuals experience shifts in their friendship networks after becoming parents. The current study investigated the narratives of how a sample of sixty-six sexual minority women, most of whom do not yet have children but who expect to be parents in the future, perceive the changes in friendship networks following becoming parents. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: (1) general expectations surrounding future parenthood and friends…
Associations Between State-Level Structural Stigma and Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Mental Health
The relationship between sexuality–professional identity integration and leadership in the workplace
Envisioning future parenthood among bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women
For many individuals, becoming a parent is an important milestone. The current study examined attitudes and beliefs about parenting among a sample of 196 self-identified bisexual, lesbian, and heterosexual women. Results showed no differences by sexual orientation for women’s desires and intentions to have children, their idealization of parenthood, and perceptions of their parental self-efficacy (i.e., their ability to care for a child). In cont…
Retrospective feelings of difference based on gender and sexuality among emerging adults
Sexual minority women and parenthood
Many individuals experience shifts in their friendship networks after becoming parents. The current study investigated the narratives of how a sample of sixty-six sexual minority women, most of whom do not yet have children but who expect to be parents in the future, perceive the changes in friendship networks following becoming parents. A thematic analysis uncovered three themes: (1) general expectations surrounding future parenthood and friends…
Identity-based socialization and adopted children’s outcomes in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families
We investigated associations among three parent socialization practices (racial/cultural socialization, adoptive communicative openness, LGBT family socialization) and related child outcomes (social competence, understanding of adoption) among 96 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual adoptive parent families with school-age children (Mage = 8 years). No socialization practices differed as functions of child sex or parental sexual orientation. Parents in…
Retrospective accounts of first exposure to minoritized sexual and gender identities
Although there has been considerable research about attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people, there has been little research into how people first come to be aware of minoritized sexual and gender minority (SGM) identities. This study sought to address this gap. A sample of sexual minority ( n = 150) and heterosexual ( n = 802) young adults ( N = 952; M age = 18.88 years, SD = 1.75; 949 were cisgender, three were transgender), primarily recruited from a l…
Contextualizing the Well-being of Asexual Youth
Complex Outness Patterns Among Sexual Minority Youth
Youth-specific sexual and gender minority state-level policies
This Is To Help Me Move Forward”
In the United States (U.S.), Black sexual minority men (BSMM) are disproportionately burdened by HIV. Prevention advances, such as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), play a key role in reducing HIV transmission and improving our understanding of sexual expression and health. Despite these advances, little is known regarding the potential link between PrEP use and positive sexuality, including the benefits that BSMM see in accessing PrEP. We con…
HIV Information Avoidance, HIV Stigma, and Medical Mistrust among Black Sexual Minority Men in the Southern United States
Sexual Identity Disclosure and Alcohol Experiences Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents
Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) report greater alcohol use in comparison to their heterosexual counterparts. Prior research has found that elevated alcohol use among SGMY can be explained by minority stress experiences. Sexual identity outness may be another factor that drives alcohol use among SGMY, given that outness is associated with alcohol use among older sexual and gender minority samples. We examined how patterns of sexual identit…
Perspectives of Youth With LGBTQ+ Parents
Youth with LGBTQ+ parents may feel that their parents’ LGBTQ+ identity impacted their lives because of unique experiences such as LGBTQ+ family socialization. Guided by family systems, queer, and social constructionism theories, we explored this question via in-depth interviews with 49 youth (8 with minoritized gender identities and 25 with minoritized sexual identities) between 12 and 25 years old ( M age = 19.51, SD = 3.48) in the United States…
Identity outness to family among gender diverse sexual minority youth
Gender diverse sexual minority youth (SMY) must manage disclosure decisions and the related implications of disclosure for two minoritized identities. However, little is known about the patterns of outness for gender diverse SMY or how these patterns are associated with their well-being. Using a sample of 4,200 gender diverse SMY ages 13-17 years old ( M age = 15.43), this paper used latent profile analysis to examine diverse patterns of outness …
Feelings of LGBTQ+ community belonging among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States
Adoptive parents’ racial colorblindness and adopted Korean adolescents’ experiences of discrimination
(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Microaggression and discrimination experiences among diverse youth with LGBTQ+ parents in the United States
Family-based microaggressions and discrimination experienced by youth with LGBTQ+ parents are important to understand from their perspectives. Using mixed methods, we examined such experiences among 12- to 25-year-old youth (N = 51) with at least one LGBTQ+ parent in the United States. Youth were diverse in race/ethnicity, family structure, gender and sexual identities, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Using interviews, we explored LG…
Measurement invariance of the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale among LGBTQ + youth
The LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale (LGBT-PCMS) is a widely used measure of intersectional microaggression experiences among sexual and gender minority people of color. Although it is widely used-and increasingly used in adolescent and young adult samples-it is unknown whether the LGBT-PCMS demonstrates similar measurement properties across subgroups of sexual and gender minority youth of color (SGMYOC). Among 4142 SGMYOC (ages 13-17)…
Unaccompanied unstable housing among racially, ethnically, sexually, and gender diverse youth
80,456) were used to examine the relationship between parent caring and intersections of minoritized identities that experience the highest prevalence of two distinct types of unaccompanied unstable housing with expanded categories of sexual and gender identities. Exhaustive chi-square automatic interaction detection models revealed that low parent caring was the most common predictor of unaccompanied homelessness and running away, but there was …
Demographic Characteristics and Parenthood Across Three Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adults
As measurement of sexual minority (SM) people's demographic characteristics has evolved over time, it is of interest to understand how identity intersections within SM communities, such as SM parents, have also changed. The current study aimed to investigate how SM parents may or may not differ in demographic characteristics from SM childfree adults and how the demographic characteristics of SM parents may differ across three cohorts. Participant…
I Felt Somewhat Cheated and Deceived When that Roadblock Came”
Substantial advances have been made in medical technologies to reduce HIV transmission in previous decades. However, disparities regarding HIV transmission continue to persist, with Black sexual minority men (BSMM) disproportionately impacted. These disparities are driven by several different economic and socio-cultural barriers, some of which include the ongoing mistrust or distrust of medicine and science among communities of color. Furthermore…
Marginalized family identity theory
Using an intersectional lens, existing literature, and theories to inform and ground this work, we propose marginalized family identity theory (MFIT). MFIT is a new theoretical framework to understand shared family identities in families shaped by the marginalized individual identity of one or more members. We center the experiences of Queer (LGBTQIA+) parent families, yet we also discuss how this framework may extend to other marginalized famili…
Associations Between State-Level Structural Stigma and Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Mental Health
Unpacking the
< .05) in the 15-category option. Using the 9-category variable that combines nonbinary, nonbinary+, genderfluid, and genderfluid+ into one group, the prevalence of gender-based bullying was 49.8%, which masks significant differences seen with the 15-category variable. The findings from this study support further research with expanded, select-all-that-apply gender identity response options in large adolescent epidemiologic surveys and inform sur…
Climbing the ladder
Analyses suggested that participants' (and their parents') identities were descriptively associated with participants' understanding of SSS. Findings provide a greater understanding of SSS and associated characteristics (e.g., gender identity; geographic region) among youth and broaden our understanding of how intersectional social positions may produce novel experiences and outcomes (e.g., gender and household structure impacting SSS rather than…
Psychology (21 obras) · Social Psychology (20 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (19 obras) · Social Psychology (17 obras) · Developmental psychology (16 obras) · Sociology (15 obras) · Sexual minority (14 obras) · Sexual orientation (14 obras) · Gender Studies (13 obras) · Gender Studies (11 obras)