VOA慢速：美国跨性别学生尤为需要心理健康方面的关注
时间: 2019-09-19 08:30
来源: 大耳朵网
As growing numbers of young people report struggling with mental health _, colleges and _ across the United States are working to meet their students' needs.
But a new study suggests that one group of students is facing these issues more than any other: transgender students. And some experts worry that many schools may not be doing enough to meet their needs.
Transgender people are people who no longer identify with their sex from birth. They feel they are really members of the opposite sex. Many often change their name, appearance and even undergo medical treatments to help match, or keep up with, the way they feel.
In 2016, about 1.4 million Americans identified themselves as transgender. That number comes from the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles' School of Law.
Earlier research has shown a growing number of U.S. college students have reported depression, anxiety or other mental health issues in recent years. This latest study attempts to examine the specific problems transgender students face. The findings were published last month in The American Journal of Preventative Medicine.
Researchers looked at information from an internet-based survey called the Healthy Minds Study. It involved 65,000 adults who studied at 71 U.S. colleges and universities between 2015 and 2017. All of them were questioned about their mental health.
Out of that group, about 1,200 students reported having an alternate gender identity, meaning they do not identify with their birth sex. The researchers found that almost 80 percent of those students reported dealing with at least one mental health issue. For comparison purposes, 45 percent of cisgender students -- those who identified as their birth sex -- reported having a mental health issue.
Schools must employ physical and mental health experts who understand the issues transgender students face. But they also must teach cisgender students, professors and employees to be accepting of and communicate with trans students in ways that make them feel welcome.
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摘要与附加信息
本文探讨了美国跨性别学生在心理健康方面所面临的挑战，指出这一群体在心理健康问题上尤其脆弱。文章引用了一项研究，指出跨性别学生的抑郁、焦虑等问题的比例显著高于其他性别身份的学生。研究基于2015至2017年间对65000名美国大学生的走访调查，其中约1200名报告了其性别身份为非出生性别。研究结果显示，接近80%的跨性别学生经历了至少一种心理健康问题，而相对之下，只有45%的顺性别学生经历过类似问题。文章强调高等院校需要培养能够理解跨性别学生问题的心理健康专家，并提升全校对跨性别学生的包容性和支持性。
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| Archived Date | 2024-11-07 12:35:52 |
| Original Link | https://www.sohu.com/a/341878586_479684 |
| Author | 未知 |
| Region | 美国 |
| Date | 2019-09-19 |
| Tags | 心理健康, 跨性别学生, 研究, 抑郁, 焦虑, 高等教育, 社会支持 |
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