ArticleChild abuse & neglect2015
The impact of childhood gender expression on childhood sexual abuse and psychopathology among young men who have sex with men.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sexual abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The global prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Violence motivated by perception of sexual orientation and gender identity: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2018Pooled it
- Promoting recovery and prevention simultaneously through peer providers to reduce the impact of childhood sexual abuse: Acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of an integrated intervention model.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2025Article
- An Analogue Study Investigating Differential Parenting of Gender Conforming and Nonconforming Boys.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and sexual health outcomes and risk behaviors among a nationwide sample of men who have sex with men.Child abuse & neglect · 2020Article
- The prevalence and impact of childhood sexual abuse on HIV-risk behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in India.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Age at First Birth and Psychiatric Disorders in Low-Income Pregnant Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Young men who have sex with men (MSM) are a risk group highly vulnerable to HIV infection and psychiatric symptoms are direct predictors of sexual risk behavior in MSM. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with psychiatric symptomology in adolescence, and MSM are disproportionately impacted by CSA compared to heterosexuals. Some evidence suggests that childhood gender nonconformity, a natural variation of human gender expression, is more common in MSM than heterosexual males and places MSM at greater risk for CSA. This study examined whether or not childhood gender expression moderated the association between incidents of unwanted, early sexual experiences occurring before age 13 (ESE) and current psychiatric symptomology in a community-based sample of 449 young MSM aged 16-20. Analyses revealed significant bivariate associations between ESE and psychological symptoms, and significant multivariable associations between ESE, gender nonconformity and psychiatric outcomes. Young MSM with childhood gender nonconformity may be disproportionately victimized by CSA thereby increasing their likelihood of developing psychiatric symptoms in adolescence. Early intervention addressing these factors may help reduce lifetime negative sequelae.
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