Family Rejection as a Predictor of Suicide Attempts and Substance Misuse Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
| Autor: | Sarit A. Golub, Augustus Klein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Urology Poison control Suicide Attempted Dermatology Logistic regression Computer security computer.software_genre Suicide prevention Transgender Persons Occupational safety and health Odds 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Discrimination Psychological Surveys and Questionnaires Transgender Injury prevention Odds Ratio Medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Family Aged Aged 80 and over Internet 030505 public health Suicide attempt business.industry 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Psychiatry and Mental health Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Female Rejection Psychology 0305 other medical science business computer Demography |
| Zdroj: | LGBT health. 3(3) |
| ISSN: | 2325-8306 |
| Popis: | We examined associations between family rejection and risk of suicide attempts and substance misuse among a national sample of transgender and gender nonconforming adults.Data were drawn from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (N = 6456). This secondary analysis was restricted to 3458 individuals who self-identified as transgender or gender nonconforming and provided complete data on study variables. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine health risks by level of reported family rejection (low/moderate/high), controlling for relevant sociodemographic characteristics.Overall, 42.3% of the sample reported a suicide attempt and 26.3% reported misusing drugs or alcohol to cope with transgender-related discrimination. After controlling for age, race/ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, binary gender identity, income, education, and employment status, family rejection was associated with increased odds of both behaviors. Odds increased significantly with increasing levels of family rejection.Family rejection related to gender identity is an understudied interpersonal stressor that may negatively affect health outcomes for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. A better understanding of the role of close relationships in both risk and resilience for transgender individuals is critical in the development of effective public health interventions for this community. |
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