Factors That Affect Sense of Belonging in First-Year Transgender College Students

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 51
  In Roundtable Session: Queer Experiences and Practices in Higher Education

Abstract

This national, longitudinal study examines whether transgender college students differ from their peers in sense of belonging at the end of their first year, and identifies factors contributing to this outcome. Preliminary findings demonstrate a descriptive between-group difference; regression analyses highlight both common and divergent factors contributing to belonging.

Authors

• Ellen Bara Stolzenberg, University of California - Los Angeles

• Bryce Edward Hughes, Montana State University