Publications by authors named "Claire Vandendriessche"
Social factors behind the AFAB predominance in LGBT youths: evidence from a large European survey.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Trans youth research shows more assigned female at birth (AFAB) individuals identifying as transmasculine compared to assigned male at birth (AMAB) individuals identifying as transfeminine, raising questions about the role of social media in this trend and the idea of "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" (ROGD).
- The study explores alternative explanations for AFAB predominance, focusing on the impact of national LGBT policies and social media's potential influence on how quickly transmasculine individuals develop and express their identities.
- Findings indicate that AFAB youth report their identities earlier than AMAB youth, with national LGBT policy scores affecting the age of identity-sharing, but the study did