Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Rd, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Jan;51(1):128-140. doi: 10.1007/s10964-021-01500-5. Epub 2021 Sep 22.
Despite increasing efforts to better understand sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), asexual youth remain understudied. This study examines differences in health, family support, and school safety among asexual youth (n = 938) from a national study of SGMY (N = 17,112) ages 13-17. Compared to non-asexual youth, asexual youth were more likely to identify as transgender and report a disability, and less likely to identify as Black or Hispanic/Latino. Transgender (versus cisgender) asexual youth fared worse on most study outcomes. Cisgender asexual (versus cisgender non-asexual) youth fared worse on all study outcomes. Transgender asexual (versus transgender non-asexual) youth reported lower sexuality-related family support. These findings underscore the role of gender identity in understanding the experiences of asexual youth.
尽管人们越来越努力地了解性少数群体和跨性别青年（SGMY），但无性青年的研究仍然不足。本研究调查了来自 SGMY 全国性研究的 13-17 岁无性青年（n=938）在健康、家庭支持和学校安全方面的差异（n=17,112）。与非无性青年相比，无性青年更有可能认同跨性别身份并报告残疾，而不太可能认同为黑人和西班牙裔/拉丁裔。跨性别（与顺性别）无性青年在大多数研究结果上表现更差。顺性别无性（与顺性别非无性）青年在所有研究结果上表现更差。跨性别无性青年报告的与性相关的家庭支持较低。这些发现强调了性别认同在理解无性青年体验中的作用。
