Authors: Esposito, E, C., Ellerkamp, H., Eisenberg, A, M., Handley, E, D & Glenn, C, R.
Date of publication: 2024
Journal: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Summary: This study looked at the effect that parent response to their transgender and gender diverse adolescent children had on rates of suicidal ideation. Fifteen adolescent participants were recruited and were regularly followed up over a 14-day period. The researchers found that participants who experienced perceived invalidation and non-affirmation from a parent experienced higher rates of suicidal ideation.
As participants required parental consent to take part in this study, the authors note that this may mean they were already relatively supportive of their TGD children, so further research is required to develop targeted interventions for this vulnerable group.
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