The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure: Psychometric Validity of an Adolescent Extension.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Minority stress contributes to several physical and psychological problems in sexual and gender minorities but is largely understudied in transgender/gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, particularly TGNC adolescents. The availability of psychometrically sound measures of adolescent minority stress can help improve assessment and treatment planning in this area. This original research study examined whether an existing measure of TGNC-related minority stress and resilience among adults could retain construct and psychometric validity when administered to TGNC adolescents.

Methods

Respondents were 258 TGNC adolescents, aged 12 -17.99 years (M=15.1, SD=1.4), majority white/European American (70.2%) and assigned female at birth (71.7%) seeking care i

SUBMITTER: Hidalgo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678225 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature