Gender Identity Disparities in Bathroom Safety and Wellbeing among High School Students
| Autor: | Laura J. Wernick, Alex Kulick, Matthew Chin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Mediation (statistics) Adolescent Social Psychology Poison control Occupational safety and health Midwestern United States Education Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Transgender Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Toilet Facilities Students Schools 05 social sciences Gender Identity 050301 education Human factors and ergonomics Moderation Self Concept Health psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Female Psychology Sexuality 0503 education Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 46:917-930 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6601 0047-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10964-017-0652-1 |
| Popis: | By examining the relationship between trans identity, bathroom safety and wellbeing among high school students, this article empirically investigates how educational institutions operate as sites through which gender is negotiated in ways that are consequential for trans youth. We draw cross-sectional survey data, from a multi-school climate survey (n = 1046) conducted in the Midwestern United States, to examine three aspects of high school students' wellbeing: safety at school, self-esteem, and grades. The sample included students in 9th-12th grade who identified as trans (9.2%) and cisgender (41.2% boys, 49.6% girls), as well as LGBQ (21.6%) and heterosexual (78.4%). Most respondents were monoracial white (65.8%), monoracial Black (12.4%), and multiracial (14.1%). Using mediation and moderation linear regression models, we show that feeling safe using school facilities helps to explain widespread inequalities between trans and cisgender students. Based on these results, we suggest that in order to address disparities in educational outcomes between trans and cisgender students, as well as to improve student wellbeing in general, policies and practices need to ensure that all students have the right to safely access bathrooms and school facilities. |
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