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    Evaluating gender/sex measures for inclusion of non-binary participants
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024) Schlechter, Thomas E., author; Conner, Bradley T., advisor; Dockendorff, Kari, committee member; Prince, Mark, committee member; Graham, Dan, committee member
    With the amount of research on Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Expansive communities growing, there has been increasing attention paid to the methods used to collect and analyze gender/sex data from participants. Across fields, multiple methods of collecting gender/sex data have been used, but recently a large portion of the literature has highlighted the Two-Step Method (Tate et al., 2013; NASEM, 2022) as a current best practice. However, the Two-Step Method is not without flaws, notably the disagreement on inclusion of categories outside of man, woman, and transgender which may limit the extent to which Non-Binary participants feel included and represented by this approach. This study asked Non-Binary participants to respond to three different survey instruments used for gender/sex data collection and then asked to rate how well they understood the question(s) and if they felt included by the questions. Additionally, participants rated the accuracy of the category each measure assigned them to their own lived experience. Results found that all measures were comprehensible and inclusive, but that measures explicitly including Non-Binary as a category were more accurate to participants. Implications for these results in the inclusion of Non-Binary communities in research are discussed.
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    Exploration of factors impacting caregivers' comfort discussing sexuality with ASD youth
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Jensen, Spencer Lynn, author; Hepburn, Susan, advisor; Quirk, Kelley, advisor; Dockendorff, Kari, committee member
    The present study aims to understand factors impacting caregivers' comfort and education goals related to their autistic youth's sexuality through secondary data analysis. Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are a vulnerable group to sexual victimization and experience unique psychosexual development. There is little known about sex education efficacy for autistic individuals and how to support caregivers' comfort in addressing issues of sexuality with their youth. This study utilizes secondary analysis of pre-intervention data collected prior to a small (n = 8) pilot study for a sexuality education intervention for parents of autistic youth in 2006. In this project, the following questions will be addressed via narrative analysis and visual inspection: what are caregivers' goals for their autistic youth related to sexuality/sex education and what are the factors impacting caregiver's comfort in talking about their autistic youth's sexuality? Results highlight the heterogeneity of individuals with ASD suggest the need for multi-level and multi-system interventions to promote healthy psychosexual development for autistic youth as sexuality is impacted by several systems and impacts several domains of functioning. Lastly, implications and future directions for research and clinical practice will be discussed.
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    Testing trans identity pride as a mental health resilience factor among trans and gender diverse adults
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2023) Egli, Madison R., author; Prince, Mark, advisor; Brenner, Rachel, committee member; Matsuno, Em, committee member; Dockendorff, Kari, committee member
    Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people in the US report disproportionately higher rates of mental health concerns than cisgender heterosexual and LGB individuals, as well as the U.S. population more broadly (Borgogna et al., 2019; James et al., 2016; Su et al., 2016). This study tested part of the recently introduced Transgender Resilience Intervention Model (TRIM; Matsuno & Israel, 2018) to examine the moderation effects of identity pride on the relationships between two TGD minority stressors (rejection, negative expectations for the future) and mental health outcomes with a sample of 514 TGD adults in the United States. Originally, I tested a moderated mediation path model using PROCESS syntax in MPlus wherein rejection predicted depression and anxiety through negative expectations for the future, with identity pride moderating the relationship between negative expectations for the future and mental health outcomes. However, the model was not interpretable due to poor model fit indices. Post-hoc model revisions revealed a model wherein rejection predicted greater negative expectations for the future through increased depression and anxiety. In contrast with hypotheses, conditional indirect effects revealed a trend in which TGD individuals high in identity pride were more negatively impacted by experiences of rejection. These results suggest that identity pride, although important for promoting wellness among TGD individuals (Singh et al., 2013), may render TGD adults more vulnerable for developing depression and anxiety following gender-identity-based rejection. Given the relatively small sample size in the current study for detecting moderation effects, future research should examine these relationships in larger studies of TGD individuals in the United States to further understand the impact of identity pride on minority stress in TGD communities.