Risk Factors for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Trans Youth

2016123 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Gemma L. Witcomb · English Institute of Sport

Ellen Marshall · English Institute of Sport

Abstract

These findings confirm that NSSI is common in trans youth and emphasize the need for interventions that decrease transphobia, increase social support, and help trans youth navigate their relationships with others to decrease psychopathology and NSSI.

Topics & Keywords

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 3, pp. 402-412

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.01.003

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