Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
LGBT Health. 2021 Nov;8(8):536-544. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2020.0477. Epub 2021 Oct 13.
The aim of this study was to describe the well-being and mental health of Spanish adolescents by gender identity using a nationally representative sample. The sample comprised 1212 15-18-year-old adolescents who participated in the 2018 Spanish edition of the international study. Of the total sample, 90 were identified as binary transgender adolescents, 213 as nonbinary transgender adolescents, and 909 as cisgender adolescents (selected through a matching process from an original sample of 17,375 cisgender adolescents). Comparisons of frequencies and means (chi-square, -test, and analysis of variance) were used to analyze self-reported health, life satisfaction, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), psychosomatic complaints, and sense of coherence (SOC). Nonbinary transgender adolescents reported the lowest levels of perceived excellent health ( < 0.001), the highest frequency of psychological complaints ( < 0.001) and physical complaints ( < 0.05), and a lower SOC ( < 0.05) compared with both cisgender and binary transgender adolescents. Likewise, nonbinary transgender adolescents reported lower levels of life satisfaction ( < 0.001) and HRQOL ( < 0.001) than cisgender adolescents. The differences found between binary and nonbinary transgender youth highlight the diversity within the transgender community. Both research and intervention programs should consider the unique experiences within the transgender community to adapt sensitively to their needs.
本研究旨在通过性别认同描述西班牙青少年的幸福感和心理健康状况,所用样本具有全国代表性。该样本由 1212 名 15-18 岁的青少年组成,他们参加了 2018 年西班牙版的国际研究。在总样本中,有 90 人被确定为二元跨性别青少年,213 人为非二元跨性别青少年,909 人为顺性别青少年(通过原始样本中 17375 名顺性别青少年的匹配过程选择)。通过频率和均值比较(卡方检验、t 检验和方差分析)分析自我报告的健康、生活满意度、健康相关生活质量(HRQOL)、身心抱怨和心理一致感(SOC)。与顺性别和二元跨性别青少年相比,非二元跨性别青少年报告了感知健康状况较差的比例最高(<0.001)、心理抱怨频率最高(<0.001)和身体抱怨频率较高(<0.05),以及 SOC 较低(<0.05)。同样,非二元跨性别青少年报告的生活满意度(<0.001)和 HRQOL(<0.001)水平低于顺性别青少年。二元和非二元跨性别青少年之间的差异突出了跨性别群体内部的多样性。研究和干预计划都应考虑跨性别群体内的独特经历,以敏感地适应他们的需求。