Beyond Depression and Suicide: The Mental Health of Transgender College Students

Oswalt, Sara B.; Lederer, Alyssa M.

doi:10.3390/socsci6010020

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“…Comparatively, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that approximately 7.1% of American adults had a major depressive episode in the last year (ages 18 to 25–13.1%; ages 26 to 49–7.7%; ages 50–4.7%) [ 23 ]. In a diverse college environment, demographic factors, including sex [ 24 , 25 ], sexual orientation [ 26 , 27 ] and race and ethnicity [ 24 , 28 , 29 ] can exacerbate symptoms. Birth-sex designation and sexual orientation are also associated with reported depression [ 24 – 26 ].…”

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Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order

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“…Comparatively, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that approximately 7.1% of American adults had a major depressive episode in the last year (ages 18 to 25 -13.1%; ages 26 to 49 -7.7%; ages 50+ -4.7%) [23]. In a diverse college environment, demographic factors, including sex [24,25], sexual orientation [26,27] and race and ethnicity [24,28,29] can exacerbate symptoms. Birth-sex designation and sexual orientation are also associated with reported depression [24,25,26].…”

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Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order

Coughenour

Gakh

Pharr

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The numerous negative health impacts of COVID-19, which include expected changes to psychiatric illness and physical activity (PA), are disproportionately distributed in the United States. Mental illnesses and physical inactivity are prevalent among U.S. college students. This study examined whether there was a change in minutes of PA and depression scores after a stay-at-home order and examined predictors of these changes. An online survey was sent to all undergraduate and graduate students attending a large, diverse university via an electronic newsletter. The survey requested information about demographic and academic data, cardiorespiratory fitness, and depression symptoms. Paired t-tests and logistic regression were employed. Our sample (n=194) was predominantly female (73%), young (mean age of 25), not a sexual minority (82%), and had a mean 3.4 GPA. Students reported worse depression scores (p<0.01) and fewer minutes of PA (p=0.01) after the stay-at-home order. There was a small but significant (p=0.04) correlation between changes in total minutes of PA and depression scores. Senior (p=0.05) and Hispanic (p=0.03) students were less likely to report worsening depression scores than freshmen and white students, respectively. Asian students were significantly more likely than white students to report decreased PA. This study suggests that COVID-19 and its consequences may be contributing to reduced PA and greater depression symptoms in college students and that sub-groups have been affected differently. Targeted interventions to promote PA and support mental health may bolster the ability for resilience of college students.

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“…Although these disparities are present across the life span, they are particularly striking during emerging adulthood (Austin & Bozick, 2012;Schuler et al, 2018), a developmental era roughly corresponding to ages 18-25 years (Arnett, 2005) when depression, anxiety, and substance use are highly prevalent (SAMHSA, 2012). Compared to their heterosexual counterparts, SGM emerging adults have higher rates of depression and anxiety (Lytle et al, 2014;Marshal et al, 2013;Needham, 2012;Oswalt & Lederer, 2017) and more problematic use of alcohol, marijuana, and other illegal drugs (Austin & Bozick, 2012;Needham, 2012;Talley et al, 2010). Disparities in depression and substance use are largest for SGM young adults assigned female at birth (AFAB; Marshal et al, 2008Marshal et al, , 2013Schuler et al, 2018), who appear to be at particular risk for poor mental health outcomes, even compared to SGM assigned male at birth (AMAB; Meyer, 2003).…”

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Romantic involvement and mental health in sexual and gender minority emerging adults assigned female at birth

Whitton

Godfrey

Crosby

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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We examined whether romantic relationship involvement, a well-established protective factor against mental health problems among heterosexual adults, is also protective for sexual and gender minority emerging adults assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB), a group at high risk for mental health issues. Using cross-sectional data from a community sample of 222 SGM-AFAB ages 18–20 years, we assessed associations between current relationship involvement and five mental health variables: depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, alcohol use problems, cannabis use problems, and illicit drug use. There were no differences by romantic involvement in problematic cannabis use or other illicit drug use. Overall, participants in a relationship reported fewer depressive symptoms, fewer anxiety symptoms, and less problematic alcohol use than participants who were single. Some associations differed, however, by participant gender identity, sexual orientation identity, and partner gender. Specifically, relationship involvement was associated with fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms for cisgender female participants ( n = 154) but not for gender minority participants ( n = 68) and for lesbian participants ( n = 38) but not for bisexual/pansexual participants ( n = 134) or those with other sexual orientation identities ( n = 50). Participants romantically involved with a cisgender female partner ( n = 43) had fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms than single participants ( n = 100), those with a cisgender male partner ( n = 56), and those with a gender minority partner (n = 23). Together, these findings suggest that romantic involvement may promote mental health for many, but not all, SGM young adults, highlighting the importance of attending to differences among SGM subgroups in research and efforts to reduce mental health and substance use disparities.

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Beyond Depression and Suicide: The Mental Health of Transgender College Students

Cited by 53 publications

References 20 publications

Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order

Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order

Changes in Depression and Physical Activity Among College Students on a Diverse Campus After a COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order

Romantic involvement and mental health in sexual and gender minority emerging adults assigned female at birth

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