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Autistic Traits, Gender Minority Stress, and Mental Health in Transgender and Non-Binary Adults

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Title: Autistic Traits, Gender Minority Stress, and Mental Health in Transgender and Non-Binary Adults
Language: English
Authors: Karson T. F. Kung (ORCID 0000-0002-1598-1513)
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2024 54(4):1389-1397.
Availability: Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Stress Variables, LGBTQ People, Mental Health, Adults, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Social Bias, Anxiety
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05875-7
ISSN: 0162-3257
1573-3432
Abstract: The present study investigated the relation between autistic traits and gender minority stress and the relative importance of autistic traits and gender minority stress in predicting mental health outcomes in gender minority adults. An online survey was completed by 90 transgender women, 72 transgender men, 48 non-binary individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB), and 98 non-binary individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB). Autistic traits positively correlated with internalised transphobia in the non-binary groups. In general, higher autistic traits and gender minority stress correlated with poorer mental health outcomes. After controlling for gender minority stress, autistic traits accounted for additional variance of suicidality across gender minority groups, anxiety symptoms in the non-binary groups, and all mental health outcomes in non-binary AFAB.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1418449
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The present study investigated the relation between autistic traits and gender minority stress and the relative importance of autistic traits and gender minority stress in predicting mental health outcomes in gender minority adults. An online survey was completed by 90 transgender women, 72 transgender men, 48 non-binary individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB), and 98 non-binary individuals assigned female at birth (AFAB). Autistic traits positively correlated with internalised transphobia in the non-binary groups. In general, higher autistic traits and gender minority stress correlated with poorer mental health outcomes. After controlling for gender minority stress, autistic traits accounted for additional variance of suicidality across gender minority groups, anxiety symptoms in the non-binary groups, and all mental health outcomes in non-binary AFAB.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-022-05875-7