Comparison of Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Among Transmasculine, Transfeminine, and Nonbinary Adolescents and Young Adults

Jonathan L. Poquiz; Claire A. Coyne; Robert Garofalo; Diane Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.014

Comparison of Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Among Transmasculine, Transfeminine, and Nonbinary Adolescents and Young Adults

Jonathan L. Poquiz^*, Claire A. Coyne, Robert Garofalo, Diane Chen

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Purpose: This study examined whether transmasculine, transfeminine, and nonbinary adolescents and young adults (AYA) experience different levels of gender minority stress and resilience. Methods: Demographic and clinical information were abstracted from medical charts from AYA initiating gender-affirming care. Group comparisons between transgender and nonbinary groups were examined using one-way analyses of variance and Tukey's honestly significant difference post hoc tests. Results: Participants were 638 transgender and nonbinary AYA (65.5% transmasculine, 24.6% transfeminine, and 9.9% nonbinary). Transmasculine and transfeminine AYA reported more discrimination (ps = .008 and .006, respectively) compared to non-binary AYA. Transfeminine and nonbinary AYA reported more negative future expectations (ps = .006 and .016, respectively) and pride (ps ≤ .001 and .032, respectively) than transmasculine AYA. Conclusions: Findings suggest that transmasculine, transfeminine, and nonbinary AYA experience different levels of gender minority stress and resilience. Future research is warranted to further examine between-group differences and differential impact on mental health outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	615-618
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume	68
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.06.014
State	Published - Mar 2021

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The authors would like to thank the Pritzker Foundation for their generous support of our efforts to improve mental health care access and treatment. Research reported in this publication was supported, in part, by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Grant Number UL1TR001422. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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Adolescents and young adults
Minority stress
Nonbinary
Transgender

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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