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Gender Identity Disparities in Bathroom Safety and Wellbeing among High School Students.
- Source :
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Journal of youth and adolescence [J Youth Adolesc] 2017 May; Vol. 46 (5), pp. 917-930. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 30. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- By examining the relationship between trans identity, bathroom safety and wellbeing among high school students, this article empirically investigates how educational institutions operate as sites through which gender is negotiated in ways that are consequential for trans youth. We draw cross-sectional survey data, from a multi-school climate survey (nā=ā1046) conducted in the Midwestern United States, to examine three aspects of high school students' wellbeing: safety at school, self-esteem, and grades. The sample included students in 9th-12th grade who identified as trans (9.2%) and cisgender (41.2% boys, 49.6% girls), as well as LGBQ (21.6%) and heterosexual (78.4%). Most respondents were monoracial white (65.8%), monoracial Black (12.4%), and multiracial (14.1%). Using mediation and moderation linear regression models, we show that feeling safe using school facilities helps to explain widespread inequalities between trans and cisgender students. Based on these results, we suggest that in order to address disparities in educational outcomes between trans and cisgender students, as well as to improve student wellbeing in general, policies and practices need to ensure that all students have the right to safely access bathrooms and school facilities.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Midwestern United States
Schools
Sexuality statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Students statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Gender Identity
Self Concept
Sexuality psychology
Students psychology
Toilet Facilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-6601
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of youth and adolescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28361196
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0652-1