Clinical neuropsychiatry
Mental Health Functioning Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults:Evidence from an Italian Comparative Study
By Romano L, Tomasini E, Girone N and 5 others.
Abstract
Objective
this study compared cisgender and transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) adults living in Italy on state and trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and suicidality-related protective cognitions, and examined whether age moderated these associations.
Method
a cross-sectional online survey was conducted in Italy between May and December 2023 and administered to 400 adults aged 18 years or older (201 cisgender; 199 TGNB). Validated self-report measures assessed state and trait anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Form Y, depressive symptoms using the Beck Depression Inventory-II, perceived stress using the Perceived Stress Scale, and protective cognitions using the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFLI). Group differences were examined using Mann-Whitney tests and multivariable linear models including gender modality, age group, and their interaction.