Transgender Youth and Life‐Threatening Behaviors
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- 1 October 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Vol. 37 (5) , 527-537
- https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.2007.37.5.527
Abstract
Sexual minority status is a key risk factor for suicide among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth; however, it has not been studied among transgender youth. Fifty-five transgender youth reported on their life-threatening behaviors. Nearly half of the sample reported having seriously thought about taking their lives and one quarter reported suicide attempts. Factors significantly related to having made a suicide attempt included suicidal ideation related to transgender identity; experiences of past parental verbal and physical abuse; and lower body esteem, especially weight satisfaction and thoughts of how others evaluate the youths' bodies. Sexual minority status is a key risk factor for life-threatening behaviors among transgender youth.Keywords
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