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ERIC Number: EJ1473133
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Gender-Neutral Bathrooms on Campus: A Multicampus Study of Cisgender and Transgender and Gender Diverse College Students
Merle Huff1; Katie M. Edwards1,2; Victoria A. Mauer2; Heather Littleton3; Stephanie Lim1; Kayla E. Sall4
Journal of American College Health, v73 n3 p1178-1182 2025
Objective: This study examined cisgender and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) college students' perceptions of gender-neutral bathroom availability across eight U.S. campuses, TGD students' fear of harassment related to (lack of) availability of gender-neutral bathrooms, and the relation between fear of harassment and TGD students' psychological distress. Methods: Participants were 4,328 college students (4,195 cisgender, 30 binary transgender, 103 gender diverse) from eight U.S. institutions of higher education. Results: The majority (84.2%) of TGD students and 34.6% of cisgender students perceived there were too few gender-neutral bathrooms on their campus. Further, TGD students' fear of harassment related to a lack of availability of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus was positively associated with psychological distress (i.e., symptoms of depression and anxiety). Conclusion: This study highlights the significance of increasing accessibility of gender-neutral bathrooms on campuses to help mitigate TGD students' fear of harassment and psychological distress.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1823879
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 2Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 3Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; 4Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA