The Psychosocial Implications of Being Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Military Personnel in a Post Don't Ask, Don't Tell Era

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dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorToriello, Paul
dc.contributor.authorRobinson-Thomas, Jeffrey Franklin
dc.contributor.departmentAddictions and Rehabilitation Studies
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-25T17:26:09Z
dc.date.available2018-05-25T17:26:09Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-04-24
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2018-05-23T20:53:10Z
dc.degree.departmentAddictions and Rehabilitation Studies
dc.degree.disciplinePHD-Rehab Counsel Admin
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePh.D.
dc.description.abstractScholarly research on sexual minority military personnel was silenced until the United States (U.S.) Congress passed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) Repeal Act of 2010. Not only did the repeal liberate lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) military personnel from serving in silence, but also impelled military researchers to conduct studies pertaining to this population. However, research on LGB military personnel remains scant for counselors and other healthcare providers. Military personnel in the U.S. are experiencing unprecedented levels of alcohol and other substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and suicide. Speculating that LGB military personnel are at a greater risk for these psychosocial issues was reasonable, as research has indicated an increased risk of psychosocial factors for LGB civilians. This descriptive phenomenological study discovered new knowledge of LGB military personnel and veterans who were serving or had served post-DADT from all branches of the U.S. Military. This study employed Minority Stress theory and its model as a framework to explain psychosocial implications of having a minority sexual identity for LGB military personnel. The study's results are addressed, which include participants' sexual identity development and expression, military culture experienced by LGB military personnel, participants' lived experiences after the repeal of DADT, and the psychosocial implications associated with having a minority sexual identity.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/6736
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectDon't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal
dc.subjectMinority Stress
dc.subjectPsychosocial Implications
dc.subject.meshMilitary Personnel
dc.subject.meshSexual and Gender Minorities
dc.subject.meshHomosexuality, Female
dc.subject.meshBisexuality
dc.subject.meshSexual Behavior
dc.titleThe Psychosocial Implications of Being Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Military Personnel in a Post Don't Ask, Don't Tell Era
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertation
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