About this trial
The purpose of this study is to develop and test two brief online writing interventions to improve parental acceptance of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) in the Southeast United States.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Be a parent, grandparent, or any other family member who considers themselves a guardian of an SGMY between 15-29 years old,
Live in the Southeast United States (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Florida),
Identify as heterosexual and cisgender, and
Report non-acceptance of their SGMY.
Disqualifiers
Active mania, psychosis, or suicidality, and
Unable to provide informed consent.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Brief online writing intervention
- Control condition
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Yale University
Lead sponsor
University of Maryland
Collaborator
Vanderbilt University
Collaborator
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Collaborator
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator