Nonrepresentative estimates indicate that 25%-50% of transgender people are parents. Yet very little is known about their demographic characteristics and health outcomes. The present study compared the quality of life and several mental health (i.e., psychological distress, life satisfaction, happiness, social well-being) and health (i.e., physical health, alcohol and drug use) dimensions by gender identity and parenthood status in a probability sample of 1,436 transgender and cisgender respondents to the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey (TransPop study). An estimated 18.8% of transgender respondents were parents, with the majority (52.5%) being transgender women. After controlling for age, education, and relationship status, there were no significant differences between trans- and cisgender parents and their nonparent counterparts on any mental health or health dimensions. These findings are important to family practitioners and policymakers so that they do not mistakenly assume that any problems transgender parents may report reveal their unsuitability to parent. Rather, because differences in health outcomes were seen only across gender identities, such problems are more likely related to stigma and discrimination experiences in a cisgenderist/heterosexist society. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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美国跨性别父母概率样本的人口统计和健康结果。

非代表性估计表明，25%-50% 的跨性别者是父母。然而，人们对他们的人口特征和健康结果知之甚少。本研究通过性别认同和父母身份在一个美国跨性别人口健康调查（TransPop 研究）的 1,436 名跨性别和顺性别受访者的概率样本。估计有 18.8% 的跨性别受访者是父母，其中大多数（52.5%）是跨性别女性。在控制了年龄、教育程度和关系状况后，在任何心理健康或健康方面，跨性别和顺性别父母与其非父母同行之间没有显着差异。这些发现对家庭从业者和政策制定者很重要，因此他们不会错误地认为跨性别父母可能报告的任何问题都表明他们不适合父母。相反，由于健康结果的差异仅在性别认同中可见，因此此类问题更有可能与顺性别/异性恋社会中的耻辱和歧视经历有关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。由于健康结果的差异仅在性别认同中可见，因此此类问题更可能与顺性别/异性恋社会中的耻辱和歧视经历有关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。由于健康结果的差异仅在性别认同中可见，因此此类问题更可能与顺性别/异性恋社会中的耻辱和歧视经历有关。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。