Correlates of Cutting Behavior among Sexual Minority Youths and Young Adults

Non-suicidal self-injury and suicidality in trans people: A systematic review of the literature

“…The first study investigating prevalence rates of NSSI in trans people is an American study by Walls et al (2010). Studying cutting behaviour within LGBT youths, the authors found that out of the thirteen self-identified trans participants, six reported engaging in self-cutting behaviour during the past year.…”

Differences in Motivations of Cutting Behavior Among Sexual Minority Youth

“…However, research suggests that males and females may differ in regards to the form and function of self-harming (Laye-Gindhu and Schonert-Reichl 2005;Tyler et al 2003), which may, in part, explain the mixed results found regarding prevalence and gender. Little is known about NSSI among transgender individuals of any age (for an exception, see Walls et al 2010b). Racial/ethnic difference in self-harming behavior have not been thoroughly studied (Prinstein 2008), however existing results suggest that there are not significant differences (Klonsky and Olino 2008).…”

“…While recent research has expanded our understanding of the prevalence, risk factors, and forms of NSSI among youth, little is known about youths' motivations for engaging in NSSI (LayeGindhu and Schonert-Reichl 2005). Moreover, research on NSSI behaviors among sexual minority youth-those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT)-has been largely absent from the literature (Alexander and Clare 2004;Walls et al 2010b).…”

Risk Factors for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Trans Youth

“…However, this study only included 21 (8.8%) trans people and showed that 11 (52.4%) of them engaged in NSSI during their life-time and 4 (19%) during the past year. Walls et al [16] also investigated trans youth as part of the LGBT group by researching 265…”