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.
Author(s): Arnold H. Grossman, PhD., MSW1, | Anthony R. D'Augelli, PhD2
Author(s) affiliations
1 Department of Applied Psychology at New York University.
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.
Address correspondence to Arnold H. Grossman, PhD, MSW, Dept. of Applied Psychology, New York University, 239 Greene St., Suite 400, New York, NY 10003; E-mail: arnold.grossman@nyu.edu
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