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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Experienced and Anticipated Intersectional Violence and Psychological Distress Symptom Severity Among Black Transgender Women in the United States of America.

Athena D F Sherman, Monique S Balthazar, Ashley M Ruiz, Diane Berish, Molly Szczech, Sarah Wishloff, Jordan Pelkmans, GaEun Kim, Jason S Schneider, Don Operario and 2 more

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Athena D F ShermanNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3652-1196
Monique S BalthazarRoss and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9592-9773
Ashley M RuizNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3523-5515
Diane BerishRoss and Carol Nese College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9224-5950
Molly SzczechNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-1936-0653
Sarah WishloffSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6898-2694
Jordan PelkmansNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
GaEun KimCollege of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Jason S SchneiderSchool of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6265-0370
Don OperarioRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2467-5048
Together We Thrive Community Advisory BoardTogether We Thrive: Research and Education Group, Atlanta, GA 30084, USA.
Andrea N CiminoRogue Scholar Consulting, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.

Funding

Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars Southeastern Environmental Exposures and Disparities (PREHS SEED) ProgramK12ES033593 · NIEHS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Linda A. McCauley · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress Symptoms among Black Gender Minority Women Experiencing Chronic StigmaK23NR020208 · NINR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SHERMAN, ATHENA D. F. · 2022 to 2024
$487k
NIEHS NIH HHS K12ES033593NINR NIH HHS K23NR020208Southern Nursing Research Society NAThe Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation 0000083207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlack transgender women experience disproportionately high rates of violent victimization rooted in intersecting systems of oppression, including cisgenderism and anti-Black racism. Although victimization is linked to psychological distress, the mental health impacts of intersectional violence, which targets overlapping marginalized identities, remain understudied.

objectivesTo examine the associations between anticipated and experienced intersectional victimization and psychological distress among Black transgender women.

methodsOnline survey data from 151 Black transgender women (age ≥ 18) in the United States (US) between October 2021 and February 2024 were analyzed using

resultsIn models controlling for age, employment, and US region, experienced sexual, physical, and threats of intersectional violence, as well as anticipated intersectional violence, were associated with increased post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, in separate models. Conversely, only experienced sexual intersectional violence and anticipated intersectional violence were associated with greater depressive symptom severity. When all violence variables were included simultaneously, experienced intersectional sexual violence and anticipated violence remained significantly associated with PTSD and depressive symptoms in separate models.

conclusionsService providers who work with Black transgender women should routinely assess for anticipated and experienced intersectional victimization to guide person-centered interventions. Further research is needed to distinguish the effects of intersectional victimization from opportunistic victimization and to inform the adaptation of targeted mental health interventions.

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anticipated violencecisgenderismdepressioninternalized stigmaintersectionalitypsychological distressPTSDracismsexual violencetransgenderviolence

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PMCPMC13073690

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