Sari L. Reisner|Emily A. Greytak|Jeffrey T. Parsons|Michele L. Ybarra
Gender Minority Social Stress in Adolescence: Disparities in Adolescent Bullying and Substance Use by Gender Identity
Center for Innovative Public Health Research|Harvard University|Gay-Straight Alliance Network|City University of New York|The Graduate Center, CUNY|Center for Children|Hunter College|Center for Innovative Public Health Research
bullying substance use represent serious public health issues facing adolescents united states largesample national studies examined differences indicators gender identity teen health technology study n 5542 sampled adolescents ages 13 18 years old online weighted multivariable logistic regression models investigated disparities substance use tested gender minority social stress hypothesis comparing gender minority youth ie transgendergender nonconforming gender different sex assigned birth cisgender ie whose gender identity expression matches assigned birth overall 115 youth selfidentified gender minority gender minority youth increased odds past12month alcohol use marijuana use nonmarijuana illicit drug use gender minority youth disproportionately experienced bullying harassment past 12 months victimization associated increased odds substance use indicators bullying mediated elevated odds substance use gender minority youth compared cisgender adolescents findings support use gender minority stress perspectives designing early interventions aimed addressing negative health sequelae bullying harassment