Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in a Statewide Sample of Transgender Individuals

Overview

Journal LGBT Health

Specialties Health Services
Public Health
Social Sciences

Date 2016 Jan 21

PMID 26788676

Citations 28

Authors

Brian A Rood

Julia A Puckett

David W Pantalone

Judith B Bradford

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Abstract

Transgender individuals experience violence and discrimination, which, in addition to gender transitioning, are established correlates of psychological distress. In a statewide sample of 350 transgender adults, we investigated whether a history of violence and discrimination increased the odds of reporting lifetime suicidal ideation (SI) and whether differences in SI were predicted by gender transition status. Violence, discrimination, and transition status significantly predicted SI. Compared with individuals with no plans to transition, individuals with plans or who were living as their identified gender reported greater odds of lifetime SI. We discuss implications for SI disparities using Meyer's minority stress model.

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