Controlling Partner Dynamics in Transgender/Nonbinary Young Adults' Romantic Relationships: Exploring the Roles of Cissexism-Related Beliefs and Material-Need Insecurity

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作者：

Murchison, Gabriel R. ^{[1
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Eiduson, Rose ^{[3
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Austin, S. Bryn ^{[1
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Reisner, Sari L. ^{[6
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Agenor, Madina ^{[6
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Chen, Jarvis T. ^{[1
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Gordon, Allegra R. ^{[3
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机构：

[1] Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Social & Behav Sci, Boston, MA USA

[2] Yale Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Social & Behav Sci, 60 Coll St, New Haven, CT 06510 USA

[3] Boston Childrens Hosp, Div Adolescent & Young Adult Med, Boston, MA USA

[4] Univ Vermont, Larner Coll Med, Burlington, VT USA

[5] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Pediat, Boston, MA USA

[6] Fenway Hlth, Fenway Inst, Boston, MA USA

[7] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Div Endocrinol Diabet & Hypertens, Boston, MA USA

[8] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Med, Boston, MA USA

[9] Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Boston, MA USA

[10] Brown Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Behav & Social Sci, Providence, RI USA

[11] Brown Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Hlth Promot & Hlth Equ, Providence, RI USA

[12] Boston Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Boston, MA USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER DIVERSITY | 2024年

关键词：

transgender; relationship control; cissexism; transphobia; housing insecurity; SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP POWER; GENDER-NONCONFORMING INDIVIDUALS; VIOLENCE; TRANSPHOBIA; PERCEPTIONS; COLLEGE; SCALE; YOUTH; FOOD;

D O I：

10.1037/sgd0000730

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Controlling partner dynamics-when a person's sexual or romantic partner exerts disproportionate control over their behavior and/or joint decisions-can adversely impact sexual and mental health. For transgender and/or nonbinary (TNB) young adults, cissexism-the system of power relations that marginalizes TNB people in favor of cisgender people-may contribute to controlling partner dynamics. However, mechanisms linking cissexism to controlling partner dynamics remain underexplored. Using data from a cross-sectional online survey of romantically partnered U.S. TNB young adults (N = 393, 18-30 years old, 50% nonbinary, 56% people of color), we tested two mediation pathways from interpersonal cissexism to controlling partner dynamics: (a) a cissexism-related beliefs pathway, in which cissexist rejection contributes to beliefs that may cause young adults to feel socially and emotionally dependent on romantic partners, and (b) a material-need insecurity pathway, in which cissexist discrimination contributes to material-need insecurity, leaving young adults dependent on romantic partners for needs such as food and housing. We tested individual paths using generalized linear models, then tested mediation pathways using natural effects mediation analysis, adjusting for age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and partner gender. The cissexism-related beliefs pathway was not supported. However, results supported the material-need insecurity pathway-namely, cissexist discrimination was positively associated with controlling partner dynamics, b = 0.15, p = .012, with a significant joint indirect effect via material-need insecurity (food insecurity and housing instability, b = 0.05, p = .022). Reducing TNB young adults' vulnerability to controlling partner dynamics may require structural changes (e.g., laws, policies, and norms) to prevent cissexist discrimination and material-need insecurity.

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