Urgent Need to Focus on Gender‐Diverse Adolescents in Mental Health Prevention Research: A Cross‐Sectional Comparative Study
Gender-diverse adolescents exhibit substantially higher levels of emotional and behavioral distress compared to both female-identifying and male-identifying adolescents. These findings highlight the urgent need for inclusive mental health screening and targeted prevention programs that address the distinct psychological profiles and elevated risks within gender-diverse youth populations.
Authors
- Marcel Romanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-8299)
- Linda Meredith Bonnekoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-7039)
- Nikolaus Kleindienst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1696-2488)
- Georg Romer
- Arne Buerger
- Sarah Franke
- Sabrina Mittermeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5245-0686)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Augenstern (DE)
- Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Social Neuroscience Lab (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71500
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00