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Family Systems of Transgender Youth
Sabra L. Katz-Wise, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
September 21-23, 2018
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Conflict of Interest Statement
I have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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Acknowledgments
NIH/NICHD grant: K99HD082340 (Katz-Wise, PI)
Aerosmith Grant
LEAH project, MCHB HRSA grant T71-MC00009
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine (BCH)
SOGIE Working Group (BCH/HSPH)
K99/R00 mentorship team
Collaborators
Research staff
Study participants
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Outline
1. Family systems and minority stress
2. STUDY 1: Findings from the Trans Youth Family Study
3. STUDY 2: Findings from the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project
4. Implications for practice
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Thought Exercise
Take a moment to imagine a family with a trans youth who you’ve worked with recently…
What are family relationships like in this family?
Do family members support the trans youth? If yes, how?
How might the trans youth’s mental health be related to their family relationships?
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Family Systems Theory
Family members are interdependent
Individual experiences must be considered within functioning of family system
Transition for one family member challenges entire family system
Societal/ Historical Context
Community Context
Family Context
Individual
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Bronfenbrenner, 1979; Cox & Paley, 1997; Minuchin, 1985
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Trans Experiences with Family
18%10% 8% 10%
64%60%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
UnsupportiveFamily*
FamilyViolence*
Kicked out ofHome*
Ran Awayfrom Home*
Feel Safe atHome
SupportiveFamily*
*2015 U.S. Trans Survey (adults); 2017 Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey (youth)
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Protective Role of Family
Socially transitioned trans children who are supported in their gender identities have normative levels of depression
Parental support is associated with higher life satisfaction, lower perceived burden of being trans, fewer depressive symptoms, less suicidality among trans adolescents
Trans youth with higher levels of family support and connectedness report better health
Olson et al., 2016; Saewyc et al., 2017; Simons et al., 2013; Veale et al., 2015
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Protective Role of Family
2015 U.S. Trans Survey9
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STUDY 1:Trans Youth Family Study (TYFS)
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Research Question
How do trans youth and caregivers describe their relationships within the family?
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Sample
20 families (54 family members)
Trans Youth (n = 20)
Trans boys
Trans girls
Non-binary
Cisgender Caregivers (n = 34)
Mothers
Fathers
Grandmother
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Other Sample Characteristics
Age range
Trans youth: 7-18 years
Caregivers: 34-63 years
Race/ethnicity
Trans youth: 80% White
Caregivers: 97% White
Education
Caregivers: 38% had graduate degree
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Study Design & Procedures
Longitudinal
Baseline
6-month follow-up
Mixed methods
Qualitative interviews with each family member
Brief survey with each family member
Participants recruited from support networks in northeastern, midwestern, and southern U.S.
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Themes Related to Relationships
Youth-Caregiver
• Closeness
• Movement to acceptance
• Conflict
Caregiver-Caregiver
• Proactivity between caregivers
• Discordance in parenting
• Support
Contextual Factors
• School
• Extended family
Bhattacharya et al., under review
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Themes Related to Relationships
Youth-Caregiver
• Closeness
• Movement to acceptance
• Conflict
Bhattacharya et al., under review
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Youth-Caregiver: Closeness
“[With] my mom, I think it’s gotten us a little closer, because we have deeper conversations and we talk more. But with my dad, it's like there is a mini-
elephant in the room. Not like a huge one but just a little one.”
Trans boy, age 15 years
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Youth-Caregiver: Movement to Acceptance
“I think any parent would have to say there is some level of disappointment. I think you develop
expectations of ‘this is what I want to do with my child’ and, again, there are stereotypical girl things, there are stereotypical boy things and wanting to
share those with your child… You have to find different things that you can share together. So
there is an adjustment period there and, probably, a continuing adjustment.”
Father of a girlish boy, age 8 years
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Youth-Caregiver: Conflict
“[P]eople would ask me, oh, are you on testosterone? And I’d have to
explain to them, no, my dad doesn’t accept [my gender identity].”
Trans boy, age 18 years
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Themes Related to Relationships
Caregiver-Caregiver
• Proactivity between caregivers
• Discordance in parenting
• Support
Bhattacharya et al., under review
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Caregiver-Caregiver Relationships: Proactivity
Between Caregivers
“I'm still more proactive... I'm the one who did the name change, went to court…[I] took him for his social security card. So,
none of that would be done had it been left to my husband but, again, to me, that's just kind of the man-woman thing. I don't know,
I just take charge.”
Mother of a trans boy, age 16 years
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Caregiver-Caregiver Relationships:
Discordance in Parenting
“[A]t the time, my husband and I had very different ideas on how to raise a child like this... It was one opinion against another opinion. As easy as that. That became very troublesome for many different reasons… We weren’t giving each other support because we didn’t believe what the other one
thought we should do, and so we were at constant odds [about] how to even address a child like this.”
Mother of a gender-fluid boy, age 9 years
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Caregiver-Caregiver Relationships: Support
“We would be going to see my family, and I would be freaking out. I’d get real stressed
out and worried, like, ‘What is this gonna be like? How is this gonna go?’ And that’s where [my husband] would come and
support me, and help me through it, and try to see my way through it.”
Mother of a trans girl, age 8 years
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Themes Related to Relationships
Contextual Factors
• School
• Extended family
• Religion
Bhattacharya et al., under review
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Contextual Factors: School
“They were really, really supportive. And I think, you know, that helped a
lot, even in the first month or two. They just
set the tone, I think.”
Father of a trans boy, age 18 years
“We offered a lot of professionals to come to the school, and offered things to other parents,
if they were curious. We offered things to the
teachers, and our school was just absolutely not
supportive in that.”
Mother of a trans girl, age 11 years
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Contextual Factors: Extended Family
“My dad…said, ‘I just don’t understand, at what point are you going to make him play with gender-appropriate toys?’ So, I just lost it. And I just said, ‘This is who he is, this is what he likes to play with, and I’m not going to tell him that it’s wrong.’…My husband said to me, ‘I’ve never heard you yell at
anyone like that! I’ve never seen you have a fight.’ It was the biggest fight of my life.”
Mother of a girlish boy, age 8 years
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Contextual Factors: Religion
“The kids that go to them, they kind of practice... radical acceptance, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re different, that’s the
best thing ever!’”
Trans boy, age 17 years
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TYFS Summary of Findings
Family relationships are complex with differing levels of closeness and conflict
Contextual factors from outside the family affect relationships within the family
Themes highlight importance of healthy relationships among family members for trans youths’ well-being
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STUDY 2:Trans Teen and Family
Narratives Project (TTFN)
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Research Questions
1. What is the mental health of trans youth in a community-based sample of families?
2. How is family functioning associated with trans youths’ mental health?
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Sample
33 families (96 family members)
Trans Youth (n = 33)
Trans boys Trans girls
Non-binary
Cisgender Caregivers (n = 48)
Women Men
Cisgender Siblings (n = 15)
Girls Boys
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Other Sample Characteristics
Age range
Trans youth: 13-17 years
Caregivers: 37-69 years
Siblings: 14-24 years
Race/ethnicity
Trans youth: 73% White
Caregivers: 92% White
Siblings: 73% White
Education
Caregivers: 40% had graduate degree
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Study Design & Procedures
Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach
Longitudinal
Wave 1 of 5 waves across 2 years
Mixed methods
Qualitative interviews and surveys with each family member
Participants recruited from multiple sources across New England to obtain diverse range of experiences
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Trans Youths’ Mental Health (Youth Report)
30%24%
15%
49%
61%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Suicidalthoughts
Suicide plan Suicideattempt
Self-harm Clinicallysignificantdepression
score
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Trans Youths’ Mental Diagnoses (Caregiver Report)
17%
40%
48%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Self-injury disorder Depression disorder Anxiety disorder
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Family Functioning & Trans Youths’
Mental Health
Trans youth who reported better family communication had:
Lower depressive and anxious symptoms
Higher self-esteem and resiliency
Trans youth who reported higher family satisfaction had:
Less self-harm
Lower depressive and anxious symptoms
Higher self-esteem
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Family Functioning & Trans Youths’
Mental Health
Caregivers’ and siblings’ reports of family functioning were not significantly related to trans youths’ mental health
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TTFN Summary of Findings
Trans youth in this sample have alarming rates of mental health concerns, even though families are supportive enough to participate in research together
Better family functioning (from trans youths’ perspective only) was associated with better mental health outcomes among trans youth
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TYFS and TTFN Limitations
TYFS did not include siblings
TTFN families were from New England only (primarily MA)
Families were largely supportive (though not always initially)
Families were primarily White with higher caregiver education
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Implications for Practice
How might the findings inform your own practice with trans youth and families?
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Implications for Practice
Family systems approach is necessary for caring for trans youth
All family members should be involved in trans youth’s care, while recognizing that trans youth are the experts about their own experience
Trans youths’ own perception of family functioning may be most relevant for their mental health and should be prioritized
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Case Discussion
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Case 1 Description
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Background:
Assigned female/male-identified trans teen, age 15 years, White race/ethnicity
Recently started using they/them pronouns around trans friends and contemplating being “more non-binary than male”
Older sibling thinks the trans teen’s coming out was a “cry for attention” in the household
Mom supports trans teen’s medical transition after initially calling it a phase, saying “I’ve always wanted a son”
Teen wants to talk with a medical provider about lowering their dosage of testosterone
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Case 1 Questions
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1. How might family dynamics influence the teen’s decision to discuss hormone treatment with their medical provider?
2. What are some stressors for the teen? What are some sources of support?
3. How do family dynamics impact the health and wellbeing of trans teens inside and outside the clinic?
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Case 2 Description
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Background
Assigned male/female-identified trans teen, age 16 years, Asian American race/ethnicity
Lives with dad and grandmother in a rural town
After the 2016 presidential election, family members have frequently fought over politics in the household
Dad voted for Donald Trump and supported an anti-trans bathroom bill in their state, saying “It’s not for people like you, it’s for the weirdos, the bearded ladies”
Grandmother voted for Hillary Clinton and adamantly supports the teen’s gender identity
The teen presents with depression and anxiety and harbors resentment toward her father
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Case 2 Questions
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1. How might the differing political opinions of family members impact the mental health of the trans teen?
2. What social support is available for the teen? What stressors are present?
3. What are some ways providers can support the trans teen and promote familial coherence?