The contribution of school safety to weight-related health behaviors for transgender youth |
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| Institution: | 1. Northwestern University Department of Psychology, USA;2. Northwestern University Department of Linguistics, USA;3. Northwestern University Department of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Institute for Policy Research and Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, USA;1. Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;2. Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA;3. Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA;4. Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA;5. Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, IL, USA;1. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;2. Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;3. Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionThe aim of the present study is to examine gender identity disparities in different kinds of weight-related health behaviors, including physical activity, participation in physical education at school, and healthy and unhealthy eating habits, and to investigate the relationship between school safety and such behaviors in a sample of transgender and non-transgender students.MethodWe analyzed a statewide sample of 31,609 students (Mage = 14.04, SD = 1.70; 1.1% transgender). We used multilevel regression models to examine the interactive effects of gender identity and perceptions of school safety on the 4 different outcome variables (physical activity, physical education, healthy and unhealthy eating habits). All models included student- and school-level characteristics as controls.ResultsFindings indicated that transgender students, when compared to non-transgender students, reported (a) feeling less safe at school; (b) more physical activity, but less participation in physical education at school; and (c) both more healthy as well as unhealthy eating behaviors. Adjusted regression models showed a significant interaction between gender identity and perceived school safety on healthy eating behaviors; simple slopes indicated that transgender students have healthier eating behaviors when the school context is perceived as safe compared to those who perceived the school as less safe.ConclusionsSchool interventions are needed to improve school safety for transgender youth and to reduce gender identity-related disparities in healthy eating and physical activity. Research implications and limitations are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Transgender students School safety Healthy eating behaviors Physical activity Gender identity |
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