Lower levels of social support are associated with risk for future suicide attempts in a clinical sample of transgender and gender diverse adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults are disproportionately affected by suicide. Social support and connection to the broader TGD community may help lower TGD adults' odds of having a suicide attempt (SA). The current study examined whether baseline levels of social support and community connectedness were associated with TGD adult's prospective odds of having a SA over 12 months of follow-up.

Methods

Longitudinal data for the current study came from a patient cohort of TGD adults enrolled in the LEGACY Project. Descriptive statistics and an attrition analysis were used to examine characteristics of the cohort and missingness over time. Logistic generalized estimating equation models were used to examine factors associated with patients' odds of having a past

SUBMITTER: Pletta DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature