dc.contributor.author |
Clark, Terryann |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lucassen, Mathijs |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bullen, Patricia |
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dc.contributor.author |
Denny, Simon |
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dc.contributor.author |
Flemming, TM |
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dc.contributor.author |
Robinson, EM |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rossen, Fiona |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-06-26T05:21:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Adolescent Health 55(1):93-99 2014 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1054-139X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/22335 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Abstract Purpose To report the prevalence of students according to four gender groups (i.e., those who reported being non-transgender, transgender, or not sure about their gender, and those who did not understand the transgender question), and to describe their health and well-being. Methods Logistic regressions were used to examine the associations between gender groups and selected outcomes in a nationally representative high school health and well-being survey, undertaken in 2012. Results Of the students (n = 8,166), 94.7% reported being non-transgender, 1.2% reported being transgender, 2.5% reported being not sure about their gender, and 1.7% did not understand the question. Students who reported being transgender or not sure about their gender or did not understand the question had compromised health and well-being relative to their non-transgender peers; in particular, for transgender students perceiving that a parent cared about them (odds ratio [OR], .3; 95% confidence interval [CI], .2–.4), depressive symptoms (OR, 5.7; 95% CI, 3.6–9.2), suicide attempts (OR, 5.0; 95% CI, 2.9–8.8), and school bullying (OR, 4.5; 95% CI, 2.4–8.2). Conclusions This is the first nationally representative survey to report the health and well-being of students who report being transgender. We found that transgender students and those reporting not being sure are a numerically small but important group. Transgender students are diverse and are represented across demographic variables, including their sexual attractions. Transgender youth face considerable health and well-being disparities. It is important to address the challenging environments these students face and to increase access to responsive services for transgender youth. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Adolescent Health |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1054-139X/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ |
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dc.title |
The Health and Well-Being of Transgender High School Students: Results From the New Zealand Adolescent Health Survey (Youth'12) |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.11.008 |
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pubs.issue |
1 |
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pubs.begin-page |
93 |
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pubs.volume |
55 |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
24438852 |
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pubs.end-page |
99 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
413609 |
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pubs.org-id |
Education and Social Work |
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pubs.org-id |
Learning Development and Professional Practice |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Nursing |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2013-12-02 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
24438852 |
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