Transgender youth: Invisible and vulnerable

AH Grossman, AR D'augelli - Journal of homosexuality, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This study used three focus groups to explore factors that affect the experiences of youth
(ages 15 to 21) who identify as transgender. The focus groups were designed to probe …

Stigma, mental health, and resilience in an online sample of the US transgender population

WO Bockting, MH Miner… - … journal of public …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We assessed the association between minority stress, mental health, and
potential ameliorating factors in a large, community-based, geographically diverse sample of …

Predictors of bullying, depression, and suicide attempts among youth: The intersection of race/ethnicity by gender identity

IY Park, R Speer, DL Whitfield, L Kattari… - Children and youth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Using multivariate logistic regression, the current study analyzes data from the 2015 Healthy
Kids Colorado Survey–a representative sample of 7,095 public high school students …

Mental health of transgender children who are supported in their identities

KR Olson, L Durwood, M DeMeules… - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Transgender children who have socially transitioned, that is, who identify as
the gender “opposite” their natal sex and are supported to live openly as that gender, are …

Stigma and minority stress as social determinants of health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: Research evidence and clinical implications

ML Hatzenbuehler, JE Pachankis - Pediatric Clinics, 2016 - pediatric.theclinics.com
The other articles in this issue review the literature documenting health disparities related to
sexual orientation and gender identity among youth. Relative to their heterosexual and cis …

Future directions in affirmative psychological interventions with transgender children and adolescents

LA Spivey, L Edwards-Leeper - Journal of Clinical Child & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Transgender children and adolescents experience a gender identity that is incongruent with
their sex assigned at birth, often resulting in gender dysphoria. Emerging literature has …

Mental health concerns and insurance denials among transgender adolescents

L Nahata, GP Quinn, NM Caltabellotta, AC Tishelman - LGBT health, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Transgender youth are at high risk for mental health morbidities. Based on
treatment guidelines, puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone therapy should be …

Risk and resilience factors for mental health among transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth: A systematic review

AP Tankersley, EL Grafsky, J Dike, RT Jones - Clinical Child and Family …, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of research regarding transgender and
gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. The stigma and legal discriminations that this …

Psychosocial characteristics of transgender youth seeking gender-affirming medical treatment: Baseline findings from the Trans Youth Care Study

D Chen, M Abrams, L Clark, D Ehrensaft… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to characterize two developmental cohorts of transgender and
nonbinary youth enrolled in the Trans Youth Care Network Study and describe their gender …

[HTML][HTML] The health and well-being of transgender high school students: results from the New Zealand adolescent health survey (Youth'12)

TC Clark, MFG Lucassen, P Bullen, SJ Denny… - Journal of adolescent …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To report the prevalence of students according to four gender groups (ie, those who
reported being non-transgender, transgender, or not sure about their gender, and those who …