Which of the following statements regarding transgender adolescents is true?
A) It is more common for youth labeled as women to identify as being transsexual men than for youth labeled as men to identify as being transsexual women.
B) Transgender youths have about the same levels of self-reported eating disorders as other teenagers.
C) Transgender youth who have transitioned socially report high levels of suicidal ideation.
D) Relatively little research has been conducted into the psychological development and mental health of transgender adolescents.

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Relatively little research has been conducted into the psychological development and mental health of transgender adolescents. While studies suggest that transgender adolescents experience higher levels of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation than their cisgender peers, more research is needed to fully understand the mental health experiences of this population. Option A is incorrect as studies suggest that transfeminine youth (those labeled female at birth and identifying as male or nonbinary) are more common than transmasculine youth (those labeled male at birth and identifying as female or nonbinary). Option B is incorrect as research shows that transgender youths have higher rates of eating disorders than their cisgender peers. Option C is partially true as some studies show that transgender youth who have socially transitioned report higher levels of suicidal ideation, but it is not a universal experience among all transgender youth who have transitioned.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Transgender Adolescents Is True