LGBTQ+ College Student Open-Ended Survey Questions

Demographic Questions

1. What is your age?

2. What college/university do you attend?

3. What is your college major/program?

4. What is your current year in college?

5. What pronouns do you use/prefer?

6. What term(s) best describe your gender identity? List all that apply.

7. What term(s) best describe your LGBTQ+ identity? List all that apply.

8. What term(s) best describe your racial/ethnic identity? List all that apply.

Mental Health Stigma Questions

1. What is your experience like as an LGBTQ+ college student in terms of your mental well-being?

2. How has your queer identity impacted the way you think about mental health, if at all?

3. Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental health disorder? List all that apply, if applicable.

4. What messages about mental health have you received from your community/family/school/university?

5. How do you think these messages have impacted your opinions on seeking professional help, if at all?

6. Please describe a time in college when you have been exposed to the stigma surrounding your sexual/gender identity, if applicable.

7. Please describe a time in college when you have been exposed to the mental health stigma, if applicable.

8. How do you believe the stigma surrounding mental health influences your well-being as an LGBTQ+ college student, if at all?

9. Is there anything else you would like to add about mental health stigma, your experience as an LGBTQ+ college student, or how the mental health stigma influences your well-being as an LGBTQ+ college student?

10. If you feel comfortable being contacted for potential follow-up, please leave your email.

Nicole Quinn Chow Editor-in-Chief | Creative Director nqc204@nyu.edu

Nicole Quinn Chow is a senior double-majoring in Applied Psychology and Art History (‘23). She works as a research assistant at the Families and Children Experiencing Success Lab, which focuses on supporting youths with behavioral difficulties and their families. Her research interests lie in child development and clinical interventions. She is currently working on her honors thesis under the mentorship of Dr. Anil Chacko, which explores access to treatment for children with ADHD. In the future, she aspires to become a clinical psychologist to improve children’s mental health.

Su-Yue Amy Wang Editor-in-Chief

syw320@nyu.edu

Su-Yue Amy Wang is a senior in Applied Psychology (‘23) with minors in Teacher Education and Mathematics. She works as a research assistant with the Researching Inequity in Society Ecologically (RISE) Lab and is currently completing her honors thesis on exclusionary school discipline under Dr. Shabnam Javdani’s mentorship. Her research interests include addressing inequalities within education and disrupting the school-toprison pipeline, and she will be pursuing a PhD in social psychology after graduation.