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Co-authors/supervisors: Tessa M.L. Kaufman, Laura Baams, Susan BranjeAbstract:
Sexually and gender diverse(SGD) youth experience more victimization, especially persistent victimization, compared to their heterosexual, cisgender peers. Yet, the onset, heterogeneity, and associated mental health and interpersonal mechanisms of these disparities remain unclear. Using six waves of data from the Millennium Cohort Study in Britain, which followed youth from ages3to17(N=10080, 51.3%assigned female at birth), this study explored the disparities in persistent victimization for SGD youth throughout childhood and adolescence, examined its related mechanisms, and how these disparities explain late adolescent health and well-being. Four victimization trajectories were identified using Latent Class Growth Modeling(LCGM): decreasing(7.2%), childhood-limited(6.3%), increasing(12.8%), and low(73.6%) rates of victimization. Compared to heterosexuals and cisgenders, when using the low-victimization class as the reference15class: 1) Sexually diverse(based on sexual attraction and sexual identity) youth had increased odds of being classified in the other three victimization trajectories; 2) youth who identified as mainly heterosexual, mostly other-sex-attracted, or gender diverse were more likely to be in the increasing victimization trajectory. Meanwhile, youth who identified as sexually diverse(based on sexual identity) were more likely than heterosexuals to be classified in the increasing rather than decreasing victimization trajectory. Moreover, mental health factors(e. g., emotional problems, self-esteem, hyperactive/inattention issues) and interpersonal factors(e. g., peer challenges, parent-child closeness deficits, and diminished social support) were linked to SGD youth's heightened risk of persistent victimization. Further, disparities in persistent victimization partly explained disparities in health and well-being outcomes for SGD youth in late adolescence.
| Period | 8 Dec 2023 |
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| Event title | 2023 LGBTQIA+ Research Day |
| Event type | Other |
| Location | Utrecht, NetherlandsShow on map |