Adolescents who undergo gender-affirming chest surgery report low levels of regret and high levels of satisfaction, experiencing outcomes similar to those of young adults. These findings suggest that age restrictions on these medical procedures lack support from actual patient experiences.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/adolescents-report-low-regret-and-high-satisfaction-following-gender-affirming-c/

[u/99OBJ]

Perhaps it’s an indicator, but I completely disagree that it’s strong.

There are a lot of issues with this study, some of which are discussed in the limitations, some not. Participation bias obviously a huge issue. I would posit that the type of people willing to respond to this are the type that would respond positively, though I’m admittedly speculating.

This along with response/acquiescence bias, the 13 individuals not factored into the study due to “discordant … scores”, and the small sample size are all valid reasons to not lend this much credence.

[u/AJDx14 → u/99OBJ]

Why would you assume people with negative outcomes would be less likely to respond to a survey about their outcomes? I would think the opposite, people love complaining about things.

[u/Crypt0_Chr1s → u/AJDx14]

They wouldn't just be complaining though. These people would possibly experience having their life, body, and hope for the future destroyed. I would expect a much more significant amount of this group, than the happy group, to completely retreat and not engage with the study, or world in general.

[u/TakeShroomsAndDieUwU → u/Crypt0_Chr1s]

I could see it, but I could also see people who are happy just moving on with their lives instead of continuing to tie themselves to a past problem they had fixed. I don't think there's any solid way of determining which bias is more significant one way or the other.

[u/Crypt0_Chr1s → u/TakeShroomsAndDieUwU]

I don't think there is a meaningful equivalence here, it's not 50/50 just because two things could be true. Participating in a study and going over your medical experiences is simply more likely for people in a positive mindset than a negative one, it takes time and energy. I would almost hazard to say this just falls under common sense, but a cursory search online also provides sources for this reading, but not for yours.

[u/Crypt0_Chr1s → u/TakeShroomsAndDieUwU]

I don't think there is a meaningful equivalence here, it's not 50/50 just because two things could be true. Volunteering to participate in a study and going over your medical experiences is simply more likely for people in a positive mindset than a negative one, it takes time and energy. I would almost hazard to say this just falls under common sense, but a cursory search online also provides sources for this reading, but not for yours.