Table 3.
Proximal Stressors, Alcohol Use, and Drinking to Cope Across Medical Transition Status
| Total |
Medically transitioned |
Not medically transitioned |
t (df) | p | d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=295) |
(n=200) |
(n=95) |
||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
| Proximal stressors | ||||||
| Internalized transphobia | 15.44 (8.18) | 14.34 (8.27) | 17.77 (7.52) | 3.43 (293) | 0.001 | 0.43 |
| Anticipated stigma | 24.75 (7.15) | 24.03 (7.52) | 26.09 (6.10) | 2.50 (223.64) | 0.013 | 0.31 |
| Concealment | 13.01 (5.26) | 13.11 (5.43) | 12.82 (4.82) | −0.443 (293) | 0.658 | — |
| Gender dysphoria | 3.16 (0.74) | 3.11 (0.79) | 3.28 (0.63) | 1.95 (225.56) | 0.052 | — |
| Social | 3.13 (0.98) | 2.92 (1.01) | 3.59 (0.74) | 6.44 (243.90) | <0.001 | 0.80 |
| Genitalia | 2.94 (0.92) | 3.03 (0.95) | 2.74 (0.83) | −2.53 (290) | 0.012 | 0.32 |
| Chest | 3.30 (1.25) | 3.20 (1.33) | 3.51 (1.05) | 2.14 (231.64) | 0.034 | 0.27 |
| Other secondary sex characteristics | 3.41 (1.23) | 3.35 (1.28) | 3.57 (1.12) | 1.51 (208.70) | 0.133 | — |
| Outcome measures | ||||||
| Drinking to cope | 1.50 (0.65) | 1.49 (0.65) | 1.50 (0.66) | 0.08 (293) | 0.933 | — |
| AUDIT score | 3.99 (4.85) | 4.11 (4.91) | 3.76 (4.75) | −0.57 (293) | 0.567 | — |
| N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | Φ | |
| Problematic alcohol use | 49 (16.6) | 33 (16.5) | 16 (16.8) | 0.01 | 0.941 | - |
Bold values indicate significance.