An exploratory study of stressors, mental health, insomnia, and pain in cisgender girls, cisgender boys, and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth.

Autor: Wurm M; School of Behavioural, Social, and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden., Högström J; Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden., Tillfors M; Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden., Lindståhl M; Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden., Norell A; School of Behavioural, Social, and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.; Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of psychology [Scand J Psychol] 2024 Oct; Vol. 65 (5), pp. 884-892. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 27.
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.13029
Abstrakt: Introduction: Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth experience more stressors and are therefore at a higher risk of health problems compared with their cisgender peers. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of TGD youth in a general population sample and to explore a wide variety of health-related factors. We investigate differences in stressors and health outcomes between TGD youth and cisgender girls and boys and the influence of stressors and demographic factors on health outcome in the whole group.
Methods: Cross-sectional survey data from a Swedish school-based study were used (N = 3,067, M = 17.8 years). Those who had reported their gender identity as "other" or other than their assigned gender (N = 41) were compared with cisgendered girls (n = 1,544) and boys (n = 1,482). Regression models in the whole group explored if demographics and stressors statistically predicted health outcomes.
Results: In comparison with cisgender girls and boys, TGD youth (1.3% of the whole sample) reported a higher prevalence of self-harm and pain problems. Both TGD youth and cisgender girls more frequently reported insomnia, social anxiety, depressive symptoms, pain, and stressors compared with cisgender boys. When only demographic variables were entered, but not when stressors were added to the model, being TGD magnified the odds of depressive symptoms, sub-diagnostic social anxiety, and pain problems. Stressors magnified the odds of reporting health problems for the whole group.
Conclusion: TGD youth generally reported more stressors, which negatively influence health outcomes. Results are important for professionals who meet TGD youth.
(© 2024 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology published by Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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