Short sleep, insomnia symptoms, and evening chronotype are correlated with poorer mood and quality of life in adolescent transgender males.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Poor sleep is common among adolescents and associated with impaired mood and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Transgender individuals are at increased risk of mood problems hypothesized to be due to minority stress; however, no research has investigated associations between sleep and mood in this population. We aimed to examine sleep, mood, and HRQOL in transgender adolescent males.

Design & setting

Transgender males age 13-16 were recruited from a U.S. gender diversity clinic.

Measurements

Participants completed one week of home actigraphy monitoring. Questionnaires assessed insomnia symptoms, chronotype, mood, and HRQOL. Pearson correlations between sleep, mood, and HRQOL were examined.

Results

A total of 10 participants completed study measu

SUBMITTER: Bowen AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8384662 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature