ALSPAC birth-cohort data were analysed to assess prospective associations between childhood gender nonconformity (CGN), childhood/adolescent abuse, and adulthood PTSD symptoms. Structural equation models assessed whether abuse mediated the relationship between CGN and PTSD. Sex and sexual orientation differences were investigated. In conclusion, childhood gender nonconformity in females may increase the risk for adult PTSD symptoms, possibly mediated by childhood abuse. In females, mediation of the relationship between CGN and PTSD by sexual abuse may be particularly relevant for sexual minority individuals.
| Asset Type: | Publications |
| Collection: | Foreign Publications |
| Subject: | Gender nonconformity, childhood abuse; posttraumatic stress disorder, sexual orientation, prospective |
| Author: | Anna-Sophia Warren , Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Katharine A. Rimes |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
