Table 3.

Themes identified from thematic analysis.

Theme	Description	Article examples
Wellbeing and mental health	Victimization of (GBV) negatively impacted the mental health and general wellbeing of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth	Atteberry-Ash et al., 2019; Bouris et al., 2016; Dunn et al., 2017; Gámez-Guadix and Incera, 2021; de Medeiros et al., 2023; Zeglin et al., 2020
Disparities compared to cisgender youth	2SLGBTQIA+ youth generally are more likely to experience GBV and GBV-related adverse mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual and cisgender youth	Martin-Storey et al., 2021; Johns et al., 2018; Rostad et al., 2020; Sabina et al., 2022; Zeglin et al., 2020
Perpetration and victimization	Risk factors for violence perpetration and victimization include individual, behavioral, mental, parental, societal, sociodemographic, and social service-based factors	Adhia et al., 2021; Chan and Lam, 2023; Langenderfer-Magruder et al., 2016; MacAulay et al., 2022; Stroem et al., 2021; Whitton et al., 2019a
Different types of violence	2SLGBTQIA+ youth experienced various types of GBV and had different perceptions and help-seeking behaviors	Brewer et al., 2024; Kaufman and Baams, 2022; Nath et al., 2022; Price et al., 2023; Wright et al., 2023
Differences among 2SLGBTQIA+ subgroups	Demographic factors influences 2SLGBTQIA+ youth's experiences in violence perpetration and victimization	Kosciw et al., 2012; Mitchell et al., 2014; Strauss et al., 2020; Taylor et al., 2021; Whitton et al., 2019a