Processes and Manifestations of Digital Resilience: Video and Textual Insights From Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Date
2023
Authors
Craig, Shelley, L.
Brooks, Ashley, S.
Doll, Katrin
Eaton, Andrew, D.
McInroy, Lauren, B.
Hui, Jenny
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Publisher
SAGE Publications
Abstract

Minority stressors harm sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY). This may be mitigated by promotive and protective factors and processes that manifest resilient coping. SGMY increasingly interact with information communication technologies (ICTs) to meet psychological needs, yet research often problematizes youths’ ICT use, inhibiting understanding about ICTs’ potential resilience-enhancing utilities. This study analyzes text and video responses of 609 SGMY aged 14 to 29 residing in Canada or the United States to an open-ended survey question about the benefits of using ICTs. Constructivist grounded theory integrating multimodal coding was used to analyze the data, producing a framework of digital resilience—digital processes and actions that generate positive growth—with four themes: Regulating Emotions and Curating Microsystems; Learning and Integrating; Advocating and Leading; and Cultivating Relationships and Communities of Care. Implications for clinical practice, survey innovation, and application of findings in fostering affirming digital microsystems for SGMY are discussed.

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© The Author(s) 2023. Published by SAGE. This article is distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Keywords
LGBTQ+, sexual and gender minority youth, information communication technologies, digital resilience, multimodal coding, constructivist grounded theory
Citation
Craig, S. L., Brooks, A. S., Doll, K., Eaton, A. D., McInroy, L. B., & Hui, J. (2023). Processes and Manifestations of Digital Resilience: Video and Textual Insights From Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221144958
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