Nonconforming gender expression and adolescent indoor tanning.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Gender nonconformity (GNC) describes the degree of misalignment between individual's gender expression and gender norms and is often linked to negative health outcomes. We aimed to investigate the association between GNC and adolescent indoor tanning, the most preventable cause of skin cancer, among U.S. high school students.

Methods

This study examined cross-sectional data from the 2017 state Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Maryland. Participants included 25,432 female and 25,060 male students in grades 9 through 12. The primary outcome was the prevalence of self-reported 12-month history of indoor tanning before survey. The GNC was measured by self-perceived gender expression (from "very feminine" to "very masculine") and sex ("female" or "male"). The logistic regres

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577046 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature