Using youth-engaged research methods to develop a measure of disordered eating in transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse youth: Research protocol.

ABSTRACT: Transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse (TNG) youth experience disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) for reasons unique to their sociocultural positioning and the specific challenges they face, including gender dysphoria and societal beauty expectations of gender, cissexism, and lack of access to gender affirming medical care. The prevalence of DEBs is considerably and consistently higher in TNG youth compared to their cisgender peers. Nonetheless, there are no DEBs measures tailored to this population. Although the field of TNG DEBs research is quickly growing, gaps in knowledge remain, due, in part, to a lack of TNG input on research protocols focused on this population, and underrepresentation of TNG people in DEBs research. The goal of this research protocol is to develop and evaluate

SUBMITTER: Pham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578474 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature