A child who says transgender will be happier and have a better self-esteem, according to a study

Photo Le Journal de Québec, Emy-Jane Déry

Jean Balthazard

Thursday, 22-feb-2018 11:33

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Let a transgender child will assert openly decreases many of the risks that he is depressed or has low self-esteem, according to a u.s. study.

The question can be tricky: if a child identifies publicly with the opposite sex, will it negatively affect psychological? The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has rightly attempted to discover what consequences may result, to a child, the fact of declaring themselves transgender.

Children who say they are transgender are feeling the benefits mentally, shows the study. The scientists have noticed that the children identifying themselves openly with the opposite sex are neither more nor fewer symptoms of depression or anxiety than their peers or the national average. The self-esteem of transgender children is also comparable to that of their brothers and sisters.

Several other studies have noted high rates of depression and anxiety among children who did not affirm on the public square.

The study has also shown that parents have a rate of anxiety higher than the report of the transgender youth.

The lead researcher of the study, Lily Durwood, a phd student at the University of Washington in Seattle, points out that the element to be held, in this study, is that “a child can change their sex before puberty and have a mental health “normal””. The transition, in children, does not require medical intervention, but requires modifications to the appearance, the name and the pronouns used.

She notes, however, that there is still much research to be done before firm conclusions can be drawn on the change of sex at a young age.