Factors Associated with Sexual Victimization Among Transgender Emerging Adults

This cross-sectional study documented between-group differences in risk factors associated with sexual victimization histories in an ethnically and racially diverse sample of transgender emerging adults (N = 248, ageM = 22.61 years). The sample was recruited using the Internet-based CloudResearch pl...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2024-06, Vol.39 (11-12), p.2832-2852
Main Authors: Tubman, Jonathan G., Lee, Jacquie, Moore, Candace
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol abuse
Child Abuse
Child sexual abuse
Cross-sectional studies
Discrimination
Drug use
Health services
Intimate partner violence
Multivariate Analysis
Risk factors
Sexual Identity
Statistical Analysis
Stress
Substance abuse
Transgender persons
Trauma
Variables
Variance analysis
Victimization
Victims of Crime
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Summary:This cross-sectional study documented between-group differences in risk factors associated with sexual victimization histories in an ethnically and racially diverse sample of transgender emerging adults (N = 248, ageM = 22.61 years). The sample was recruited using the Internet-based CloudResearch platform to answer questionnaires assessing predictors for recent experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV). Participants were categorized into four groups based on cross-classified self-reports of child sexual abuse (CSA) and recent sexual IPV, prior to the use of multivariate analysis of variance to evaluate mean score differences for past-year substance use, minority stressor, and relationship functioning variables. Participants reporting sexual IPV reported higher scores for all substance use variables, while transfeminine participants reported significantly higher scores for alcohol use problems and negative consequences related to substance use. Participants reporting both CSA and sexual IPV also reported the highest scores for everyday discrimination. Participants who experienced sexual IPV also reported the highest scores for internalized sexual stigma. Sexual revictimization among transgender adults occurs in the context of harmful patterns of substance use and several minority stressors. Our findings have implications for healthcare or counseling services for transgender emerging adults who have experienced multiple forms of victimization, substance use problems, and minority stressors, including the importance of trauma-informed and integrated intervention services, and specialized training for service providers.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/08862605231221836