Effect of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video on Transphobia Among US Parents: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents play a pivotal role in supporting transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. Yet only 35% of TGD youth describe their home as a gender-affirming place. Lack of parental support contributes to recent findings that TGD youth are approximately three times more likely to attempt suicide than their cisgender peers. In contrast, parents' affirmation of their children's gender identity significantly improves their mental health outcomes, by reducing anxiety, depression, and suicidality.

Objective

Addressing the urgent need for effective, scalable interventions, this study evaluates a novel digital approach: short, animated storytelling videos. We hypothesized that our 2.5-minute video intervention would reduce antitransgender stigma, or transphobia, and improve

SUBMITTER: Amsalem D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature