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The Association of Multiple Identities with Self‐Directed Violence and Depression among Transgender Individuals
Author(s) -
Lytle Megan C.,
Blosnich John R.,
Kamen Charles
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12234
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , transgender , ethnic group , sexual orientation , psychology , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency , sociology , anthropology , psychoanalysis , economics , macroeconomics
Transgender individuals have a high prevalence of self‐directed violence; however, there is scant literature focusing on their unique experiences. The differences in self‐harm, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and depression based on racial/ethnic identity and sexual orientation were examined among transgender individuals. Data were gathered from the F all 2008 and S pring 2009 N ational C ollege H ealth A ssessment. Across racial/ethnic identities, greater proportions of transgender students endorsed self‐directed violence than their cisgender peers. Among transgender individuals, sexual minorities were more likely to report suicidal ideation than their heterosexual peers, and racial/ethnic minorities had higher odds of attempting suicide than non‐Hispanic White individuals.