Table 3.
Responses to Film Among Parents and Youth Post-Film Assessment (n = 796 parents, 934 youth)
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents of youth (age ≤ 25) known or suspected to be LGB | |||
| How helpful did you find the film? | Not at all helpful | 13 | 1.7 |
| A little bit helpful | 70 | 9.3 | |
| Moderately helpful | 130 | 17.2 | |
| Very helpful | 285 | 37.7 | |
| Extremely helpful | 258 | 34.1 | |
| How confident are you that you can be a good parent to an LGB child? (1=not at all, 2=a little bit, 3=moderately, 4=very, 5=extremely)a | Pre film: M = 3.7 (SD = 1.2) Post film: M = 4.1 (SD = 1.0) Paired-sample t test comparing pre to post: t(554) = 10.36, p < .0001 |
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| Most common qualitative reactions to the filmb | General positive comment (e.g., “Thank you so much for this film!”) | 237 | 66.6 |
| Positive comment about families in the film(e.g., “The families were relatable/honest.” Or “I liked Lauren’s Mom.”) | 64 | 18.0 | |
| Request for additional content (e.g., “I would like to see a movie made about siblings of gay youth.”) | 43 | 12.1 | |
| Positive comment on LEAD acronym/content (e.g., “LEAD instructions for parents were very helpful.”) | 33 | 9.3 | |
| LGB youth (age ≤ 25) | |||
| How likely is it that you will recommend the film to your parents? | Definitely not | 44 | 4.9 |
| Probably not | 139 | 15.4 | |
| Maybe | 270 | 29.9 | |
| Probably yes | 244 | 27.1 | |
| Definitely yes | 205 | 22.7 | |
| Most common qualitative reactions to the filmc | General positive comment | 177 | 64.4 |
| Positive comment on families in the film | 47 | 17.1 | |
| Request for additional content | 40 | 14.5 | |
| Want different demographic/group represented in the film (e.g., “Show a family that is more accepting.” or “Why wasn’t there an Asian youth in the film?”) | 35 | 12.7 |
a
Pre and post questions on parenting self-efficacy were added approximately 1 month into data collection, resulting in smaller numbers of parents who received these questions.
b
A total of 754 comments were obtained from 356 parents. Percentages reflect the proportion of commenting parents who made a given remark (i.e., the denominator for calculating percentages was 356).
c
A total of 640 comments were obtained from 275 youth. Percentages reflect the proportion of commenting youth who made a given remark (i.e., the denominator for calculating percentages was 275).