Table 13. chi-squared comparisons for exposure to social influence (SI) vs not exposure to social influence (NSI).
| SI n (%) |
NSI n (%) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 222 | 34 | .123 | |
| Female | 187 (84.2) | 25 (73.5) | ||
| Male | 35 (15.8) | 9 (26.5) | ||
| Indicators of childhood GD | 221 | 33 | .004 | |
| 0–2 indicators | 216 (97.7) | 29 (87.9) | ||
| 3–4 indicators | 5 (2.3) | 4 (12.1) | ||
| Currently have two or more GD indicators | 214 | 34 | .808 | |
| Yes | 179(83.6) | 29 (85.3) | ||
| No | 35(16.4) | 5(14.7) | ||
| No mental health or NDD diagnoses before onset of GD | 222 | 34 | .036 | |
| Answered “None of the above” | 87(39.9) | 7 (20.6) | ||
| Mental well-being since announcement | 220 | 33 | .001 | |
| Worse | 114 (51.8) | 6 (18.2) | ||
| Better | 24 (10.9) | 8 (24.2) | ||
| Unchanged/Mixed | 82 (37.3) | 19 (57.6) | ||
| Parent-child relationship since announcement | 219 | 33 | .006 | |
| Worse | 134 (61.2) | 11 (33.3) | ||
| Better | 13 (5.9) | 5 (15.2) | ||
| Unchanged/Mixed | 72 (32.9) | 17 (51.5) | ||
| Range of interests and hobbies | 220 | 34 | <0.001 | |
| Broader range of interests and hobbies | 10 (4.5) | 3 (8.8) | ||
| Narrowed range of interest and hobbies | 139 (63.2) | 9 (26.5) | ||
| Unchanged range | 71 (32.3) | 22 (64.7) | ||
| Distrust and Isolating Behaviors | 222 | 34 | ||
| Tried to isolate themselves from family | 114(51.4) | 10 (29.4) | .017 | |
| Expressed that they ONLY trust information about GD and transgenderism that comes from transgender sources | 107 (48.2) | 10 (29.4) | .041 | |
| Lost interest in activities where participants aren’t predominantly transgender or LGBTIA | 76 (34.2) | 5 (14.7) | .023 | |
| Stopped spending time with non-transgender friends | 59 (26.6) | 4 (11.8) | .062 | |
| Expressed distrust of people who are not transgender | 52 (23.4) | 5 (14.7) | .255 | |
| Told people or posted on social media that their parent is “transphobic,” “abusive,” or “toxic” because the parent doesn’t agree with the child’s assessment of being transgender | 102 (45.9) | 5 (14.7) | <0.001 | |
| Defended the practice of lying to or withholding information from doctors/therapists to get hormones for transition more quickly | 38 (17.1) | 3 (8.8) | .219 | |
| Brought up the issue of suicide in transgender teens as a reason parents should agree to treatment | 55 (24.8) | 4 (11.8) | .093 | |
| Did the AYA misrepresent their history to the doctor or relay it accurately? | 68 | 8 | .075 | |
| Parent is reasonable sure or positive that their child misrepresented or omitted parts of their history | 59 (86.8) | 5 (62.5) | ||
| Parent is reasonable sure or positive that child relayed their history completely and accurately | 9 (13.2) | 3 (37.5) |