Supporting Transgender College Students: Implications for Clinical Intervention and Campus Prevention |
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| Authors: | Martin A Swanbrow Becker Stacey F Nemeth Roberts Sam M Ritts William Tyler Branagan Alia R Warner Sheri L Clark |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA;2. Counseling and Psychological Services, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the experiences of transgender college students in coping with stress in comparison to their cisgender peers. Undergraduate and graduate students from 73 colleges, totaling 26,292 participants, of which 47 identified as transgender completed an online survey. Transgender students reported greater exposure to trauma and higher rates of suicidal experiences, as well as different precipitants to reported stressful periods and sources of support than their cisgender peers. Implications for individual and group counseling as well as outreach and prevention to better support transgender students are explored. |
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| Keywords: | college student coping suicide transgender trauma |
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