Scientific Articles

Durbeej N, Abrahamsson N, Papadopoulos FC, Beijer K, Salari R, Sarkadi A. Outside the norm: Mental health, school adjustment and community engagement in non-binary youth. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2021;49(5):529-538. doi:10.1177/1403494819890994

Johansson C, Kullgren C, Bador K and Kerekes N (2022) Gender non-binary adolescents’ somatic and mental health throughout 2020. Front. Psychol. 13:993568. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.993568

Johnson, K. C., LeBlanc, A. J., Deardorff, J., & Bockting, W. O. (2019). Invalidation Experiences Among Non-Binary Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 57(2), 222–233. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1608422

Explanation of the Post

Non-binary gender youth are more likely to be exposed to several socio-psychological difficulties and disorders than their binary peers are. Studies conducted in different world locations reveal that non-binary students report greater frequency of risk behaviors and victimisation (they are more likely to be verbally threatened, stalked, and sexually assaulted than their peers), and poorer somatic and mental health (poorer affect state and negative psychosocial factors, in addition to being more prone to somatic illnesses).

Other sources

Marx, R. A., Maffini, C. S., & Peña, F. J. (2024). Understanding nonbinary college students’ experiences on college campuses: An exploratory study of mental health, campus involvement, victimization, and safety. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 17(3), 330–345. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000422

Tordoff DM, Wanta JW, Collin A, Stepney C, Inwards-Breland DJ, Ahrens K. Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e220978. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0978.