Stults Christopher B, Gao Stan, Brandt Stephan A, Taber Jamie L, Lynn Savannah G, Kaczetow Walter, Lee Gabin, Cruise Andrew, Krause Kristen D
Department of Psychology, Baruch College, City University of New York, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010 USA.
Department of Psychology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA.
J Fam Violence. 2023 May 27:1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10896-023-00579-7.
Research indicates that multiple forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) may be prevalent among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, including general forms of IPV (psychological, physical, sexual), as well as identity-specific forms (transgender-related IPV (T-IPV), identity abuse (IA)). Studies also suggest that IPV is associated with negative mental health outcomes in TGD populations, including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about IPV and its association with mental health among TGD young adults. This is noteworthy, as this is a key developmental period for many TGD individuals.
Thus, the present study sought (1) to estimate the lifetime and past-year prevalence of several forms of general and identity-specific IPV among a sample of ( = 200) TGD young adults in New York City and (2) to assess the associations between IPV with recent symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. To address the study aims, a cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted between July 2019 and March 2020.
Regarding lifetime IPV, IA was most prevalent (57.0%), followed by sexual (40.0%), physical (38.5%), T-IPV (35.5%), and psychological IPV (32.5%). Regarding past-year IPV, psychological IPV was most common (29.0%), followed by IA (27.5%), physical (20.0%), T-IPV (14.0%), and sexual IPV (12.5%). Results of hierarchical regression models indicate that lifetime IA was related to depression, anxiety, and PTSD, while past-year T-IPV was only associated with depression.
Taken together, these findings suggest that IPV is highly prevalent among TGD young adults and that IPV - especially identity-specific forms - warrants additional attention from researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers, as it may place this population at risk for negative mental health outcomes.
研究表明，多种形式的亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）在跨性别和性别多样化（TGD）人群中可能很普遍，包括一般形式的IPV（心理、身体、性方面），以及特定身份形式（与跨性别相关的IPV（T-IPV）、身份虐待（IA））。研究还表明，IPV与TGD人群的负面心理健康结果相关，包括抑郁、焦虑和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。然而，对于TGD青年中的IPV及其与心理健康的关联知之甚少。这一点值得注意，因为这是许多TGD个体的关键发展时期。
因此，本研究旨在（1）估计纽约市200名TGD青年样本中几种一般形式和特定身份形式的IPV的终生患病率和过去一年患病率，以及（2）评估IPV与近期抑郁、焦虑和PTSD症状之间的关联。为实现研究目标，于2019年7月至2020年3月进行了一项横断面定量调查。
关于终生IPV，IA最为普遍（57.0%），其次是性方面（40.0%）、身体方面（38.5%）、T-IPV（35.5%）和心理IPV（32.5%）。关于过去一年的IPV，心理IPV最为常见（29.0%），其次是IA（27.5%）、身体方面（20.0%）、T-IPV（14.0%）和性IPV（12.5%）。分层回归模型结果表明，终生IA与抑郁、焦虑和PTSD相关，而过去一年的T-IPV仅与抑郁相关。
综上所述，这些发现表明IPV在TGD青年中非常普遍，并且IPV——尤其是特定身份形式——值得研究人员、医疗保健专业人员和政策制定者给予更多关注，因为它可能使这一人群面临负面心理健康结果的风险。
