Table 1.
Associations Between Chosen Name Use and Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicidal Behavior among Transgender Youth (n=74), Controlling for Covariates
| M (SD) or Count (%) | Coefficient (95% CI) | Incident Rate Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive Symptoms | Suicidal Ideation | Suicidal Behavior | ||
| Gender identity | ||||
| MTF | 28 (38) | 0 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| FTM | 28 (38) | −1.61 (−6.67, 3.46) | 1.28 (0.67, 2.47) | 0.25 (0.07, 0.91) |
| MTDG | 5 (7) | 3.97 (−2.18, 10.11) | 1.45 (0.54, 3.89) | 0.37 (0.09, 1.49) |
| FTDG | 13 (17) | −1.43 (−9.44, 6.57) | 1.39 (0.64, 3.02) | 1.58 (0.49, 5.11) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 18 (24) | 0 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Asian | 6 (8) | −8.45 (−17.39, 0.49) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) |
| Black | 24 (33) | −1.40 (−9.13, 6.33) | 0.89 (0.48, 1.64) | 0.53 (0.16, 1.76) |
| Multiracial | 21 (28) | 1.53 (−5.50, 8.55) | 0.83 (0.49, 1.40) | 1.10 (0.46, 2.61) |
| Not reported | 5 (7) | −3.54 (−13.35, 6.27) | 0.85 (0.35, 2.06) | 2.17 (0.47, 10.08) |
| Sexual identity | ||||
| Lesbian/gay | 17 (23) | 0 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Bisexual | 22 (30) | 4.01 (−4.67, 12.68) | 1.92 (0.82, 4.50) | 0.99 (0.23, 4.20) |
| Questioning | 9 (12) | 4.14 (−4.06, 12.35) | 1.75 (0.71, 4.29) | 0.70 (0.17, 2.86) |
| Heterosexual | 17 (23) | −0.87 (−9.02, 7.29) | 0.50 (0.12, 2.03) | 0.40 (0.06, 2.84) |
| Different | 9 (12) | 7.90 (−0.67, 16.47) | 1.47 (0.53, 4.06) | 1.03 (0.31, 3.43) |
| Age | 19.46 (1.76) | −0.56 (−1.95, 0.84) | 1.03 (0.85, 1.24) | 1.20 (0.91, 1.58) |
| Access to free luncha | ||||
| no | 39 (53) | 0 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| yes | 32 (43) | −1.53 (−8.74, 5.68) | 0.79 (0.34, 1.85) | 0.46 (0.16, 1.36) |
| Study site | ||||
| Northeast | 36 (49) | 0 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) | 1 (Reference) |
| Southwest | 10 (13) | 0.28 (−6.98, 7.54) | 0.80 (0.29, 2.21) | 0.23 (0.04, 1.30) |
| West Coast | 28 (38) | 3.04 (−3.38, 9.47) | 1.14 (0.51, 2.53) | 0.82 (0.19, 3.48) |
| Total social support | 41.64 (11.60) | −0.46 (−0.65, −0.26) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) | 0.95 (0.91, 0.99) |
| Chosen name use | 3.14 (1.27) | −5.37 (−8.20, −2.55) | 0.71 (0.52, 0.95) | 0.44 (0.25, 0.78) |
Abbreviations: MTF, male-to-female (transgender woman); FTM, female-to-male (transgender man); MTDG, male to different gender; FTDG, female to different gender.