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Community attitudes on genetic research of gender identity, sexual orientation, and mental health

Sex is an important factor in mental health, and a non-binary view of how variation in sex and gender influence mental health represents a new research frontier that may yield new insights. The recent acceleration of research into sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental health has generally...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Taylor R., Hofammann, Dabney, McKenna, Brooke G., I. R. van der Miesen, Anna, Stokes, Mark A., Daniolos, Peter, Michaelson, Jacob J.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7343141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32639994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235608
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author Thomas, Taylor R.
Hofammann, Dabney
McKenna, Brooke G.
I. R. van der Miesen, Anna
Stokes, Mark A.
Daniolos, Peter
Michaelson, Jacob J.
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Hofammann, Dabney
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Stokes, Mark A.
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description Sex is an important factor in mental health, and a non-binary view of how variation in sex and gender influence mental health represents a new research frontier that may yield new insights. The recent acceleration of research into sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental health has generally been conducted without sufficient understanding of the opinions of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) toward this research. We surveyed 768 individuals, with an enrichment of LGBTQ+ stakeholders, for their opinions regarding genetic research of SGM and mental health. We found that the key predictors of attitudes toward genetic research specifically on SGM are 1) general attitudes toward genetic and mental health research 2) tolerance of SGM and associated behaviors and 3) age of the participant. Non-heterosexual stakeholder status was significantly associated with increased willingness to participate in genetic research if a biological basis for gender identity were discovered. We also found that heterosexual, cisgender participants with a low tolerance for SGM indicated their SGM views would be positively updated if science showed a biological basis for their behaviors and identities. These findings represent an important first step in understanding and engaging the LGBTQ+ stakeholder community in the context of genetic research.
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spelling pubmed-73431412020-07-17 Community attitudes on genetic research of gender identity, sexual orientation, and mental health Thomas, Taylor R. Hofammann, Dabney McKenna, Brooke G. I. R. van der Miesen, Anna Stokes, Mark A. Daniolos, Peter Michaelson, Jacob J. PLoS One Research Article Sex is an important factor in mental health, and a non-binary view of how variation in sex and gender influence mental health represents a new research frontier that may yield new insights. The recent acceleration of research into sexual orientation, gender identity, and mental health has generally been conducted without sufficient understanding of the opinions of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) toward this research. We surveyed 768 individuals, with an enrichment of LGBTQ+ stakeholders, for their opinions regarding genetic research of SGM and mental health. We found that the key predictors of attitudes toward genetic research specifically on SGM are 1) general attitudes toward genetic and mental health research 2) tolerance of SGM and associated behaviors and 3) age of the participant. Non-heterosexual stakeholder status was significantly associated with increased willingness to participate in genetic research if a biological basis for gender identity were discovered. We also found that heterosexual, cisgender participants with a low tolerance for SGM indicated their SGM views would be positively updated if science showed a biological basis for their behaviors and identities. These findings represent an important first step in understanding and engaging the LGBTQ+ stakeholder community in the context of genetic research. Public Library of Science 2020-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7343141/ /pubmed/32639994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235608 Text en © 2020 Thomas et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Michaelson, Jacob J.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7343141/
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