Adolescent gender identity and sexual orientation: a school-based correlational study

• Autor(a) principal: Cordeiro, Ana Catarina Lobo Maurício
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Da Mota, Ana João Dinis, Barros, Teresa Madalena Kraus Brincheiro Hüttel, Ramalho, Sónia, Gordo, Clementina Maria Gomes de Oliveira, Dixe, Maria dos Anjos Coelho Rodrigues, Moleiro, Pascoal
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8534
• topic: Sexuality; Adolescence; Identity; Orientation; Health care

Adolescents are increasingly encouraged to freely express their sexuality. The purpose of this study was to compare non-cisgender adolescents with cisgender/heterosexual adolescents and those who have an undefined gender identity and/or sexual orientation, on their future prospects, emotional state, sexuality, risk behaviors, and their perception of health care and its accessibility. Adolescents who identify as non-cisgender/heterosexual seem to have higher future aspirations, however, they have a more unstable emotional state, higher risky behaviors, and fear being prejudiced by health care professionals. The undefined group appears to be undefined about their sexuality and future aspirations, while reporting less risky behaviors.