Transphobic Adverse Childhood Experiences as a Determinant of Mental and Sexual Health for Young Trans Women in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sean ArayasirikulCaitlin M TurnerChristopher J HernandezDillon TrujilloMarla R FisherErin C WilsonPublished in: Transgender health (2022)
This study characterized the prevalence of transphobic adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among young trans women (YTW) and assessed its relationship with poor mental health and sexual risk. A survey was administered between 2012 and 2014 to 300 YTW aged 16-24 living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Transphobic childhood verbal abuse, physical abuse, and high transphobic childhood adversity were endemic, and we found strong associations with depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and any and receptive anal intercourse. ACEs may be critical social determinants of mental and sexual health for YTW and validated measures to screen for ACEs are needed, along with interventions that provide gender-affirmative support for parents.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- early life
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- mental illness
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- childhood cancer
- physical activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- high throughput
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- working memory
- men who have sex with men
- young adults
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- water quality
- breast cancer risk
- intimate partner violence
- single cell