Odds Ratios (95% confidence intervals) for dating and sexual experiences, sexual harassment and dating violence among transgender identifying 15-year-old adolescents as compared to their cisgender peers in Finland
| Model 1. Controlled for sex and age | Model 2. Controlled for sex, age and reported honesty of responding | Model 3. Controlled for sex, age, honesty and depressive symptoms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cisgender | transgender | p | cisgender | transgender | p | cisgender | transgender | p | |
| Love and romance | |||||||||
| Has had a crush or been in love | ref | 0.5 (0.3-1.0) | 0.04 | ref | 0.5 (0.3-1.0) | 0.05 | ref | 0.5 (0.2-0.9) | 0.03 |
| Ever in a steady relationship | ref | 2.3 (1.1-4.6) | 0.02 | ref | 2.2 (1.1-4.6) | 0.03 | ref | 1.6 (0.8-3.4) | 0.20 |
| Sexual experiences | |||||||||
| Kissing | ref | 1.4 (0.7-2.7) | 0.31 | ref | 1.3 (0.7-2.5) | 0.41 | ref | 1.0 (0.5-2.0) | 0.93 |
| Light petting | ref | 1.1 (0.6-2.1) | 0.85 | ref | 1.1 (0.5-2.0) | 0.88 | ref | 0.8 (0.4-1.6) | 0.54 |
| Heavy petting | ref | 1.3 (0.7-2.7) | 0.43 | ref | 1.3 (0.7-2.7) | 0.43 | ref | 1.0 (0.5-2.19 | 0.98 |
| Intercourse | ref | 1.2 (0.6-2.8) | 0.59 | ref | 1.3 (0.6-2.8) | 0.57 | ref | 0.9 (0.4-2.1) | 0.83 |
| Heavy petting or intercourse | ref | 1.5 (0.7-2.9) | 0.29 | ref | 1.4 (0.7-2.9) | 0.31 | ref | 1.1(0.6-2.3) | 0.73 |
| Subjection to sexual harassment | |||||||||
| Gender harassment | ref | 1.1 (0.5-2.3) | 0.79 | ref | 1.0 (0.5-2.2) | 0.94 | ref | 0.7 80.3-1.5) | 0.32 |
| Unwelcome sexual attention | ref | 1.3 (0.6-2.9) | 0.56 | ref | 1.3 (0.6-3.1) | 0.48 | ref | 0.9 (04-2.2) | 0.87 |
| Sexual coercion | ref | 3.2 (1.3-8.1) | 0.01 | ref | 3.2 (1.3-8.1) | 0.01 | ref | 2.3 (0.9-6.0) | 0.09 |
| Dating violence | |||||||||
| Subjection to dating violence | ref | 3.1 (1.0-9.0) | 0.04 | ref | 2.6 (0.9-8.0) | 0.09 | ref | 1.4 (0.4-4.7) | 0.56 |
| Perpetration of dating violence | ref | 4.4 (1.5-13.3) | 0.008 | ref | 4.3 (1.4-13.6) | 0.01 | ref | 2.2 (0.6-7.6) | 0.21 |
Sexual experiences, subjection to sexual harassment and dating violence experiences (% (n/N)) among Finnish pupils in their ninth year at school and comparison between girls and boys
| Girls | Boys | p girls vs. boys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has had a crush or been in love | 79.9 (518/648) | 80.6 (541/671) | 0.75 |
| Ever in a steady relationship | 42.0 (272/648) | 57.5 (383/666) | < 0.001 |
| Kissing | 48.0 (307/639) | 55.2 (365/661) | 0.006 |
| Light petting | 33.5 (211(629) | 41.7 (272/652) | 0.002 |
| Heavy petting | 24.2 (152/627) | 29.6 (190/641) | 0.02 |
| Intercourse | 15.7 (100/637) | 21.5 (140/651) | 0.005 |
| Heavy petting or intercourse | 25.4 (158/621) | 31.5 (199/632) | 0.01 |
| Gender harassment | 25.5 (164/644) | 21.1 (140/663) | 0.04 |
| Unwelcome attention | 25.0 (160/641) | 6.5 (43/664) | < 0.001 |
| Sexual coercion | 8.0 (51/637) | 2.6 (17/657) | < 0.001 |
| Subjection to dating violence | 2.9 (18/618) | 4.8 (30/628) | 0.06 |
| Perpetration of dating violence | 1.8 (11/614) | 3.8 (24/624) | 0.02 |