Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People
Background: Trans people may find themselves in a situation of social discrimination, reflected in their health and in the lack of scientific research. The minority stress theory points out the importance of social support for the stress of sexual or gender minorities. This study aims to explore soc...
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| author | Nuria Vázquez María Fernández Elena García Vega Patricia Guerra |
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| description | Background: Trans people may find themselves in a situation of social discrimination, reflected in their health and in the lack of scientific research. The minority stress theory points out the importance of social support for the stress of sexual or gender minorities. This study aims to explore social support and its dimensions in this population. Method: 81 people participate, of which 36 are trans and 45 non-trans (cisgender), as a control group. The Mos Social Support Survey is applied to measure perceived social support and a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables. Results: The results show that there are no differences in the perceived social support between both groups. However, sociodemographic variables such as having a partner, age, and employment situation show change for the trans population in some dimensions. Conclusion: These findings promote future lines of research that expand the knowledge of these variables in this group. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9fe92472cef448329610521d875747522025-02-03T00:33:37ZengInstituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica – IPOPSInteracciones2411-59402413-44652020-06-016e126https://doi.org/10.24016/2020.v6n2.126Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender PeopleNuria Vázquez0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6403-8022María Fernández1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-8220Elena García Vega2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8754-9949Patricia Guerra3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0083-6513Centro Asesor de la Mujer de la Mancomunidad Comarca de la Sidra, SpainUnidad de Tratamiento de Identidad de Género del Principado de Asturias (UTIGPA), Spain; Centro de Salud Mental de Adultos I “La Magdalena”, Área Sanitaria III, Avilés, Spain; Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.Universidad Isabel I, Spain.Background: Trans people may find themselves in a situation of social discrimination, reflected in their health and in the lack of scientific research. The minority stress theory points out the importance of social support for the stress of sexual or gender minorities. This study aims to explore social support and its dimensions in this population. Method: 81 people participate, of which 36 are trans and 45 non-trans (cisgender), as a control group. The Mos Social Support Survey is applied to measure perceived social support and a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables. Results: The results show that there are no differences in the perceived social support between both groups. However, sociodemographic variables such as having a partner, age, and employment situation show change for the trans population in some dimensions. Conclusion: These findings promote future lines of research that expand the knowledge of these variables in this group.https://ojs.revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/126/254transsexualitysocial supportgender dysphoriamental health |
| spellingShingle | Nuria Vázquez María Fernández Elena García Vega Patricia Guerra Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People Interacciones transsexuality social support gender dysphoria mental health |
| title | Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People |
| title_full | Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People |
| title_fullStr | Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People |
| title_short | Perceived Social Support in Transgender People: A Comparative Study with Cisgender People |
| title_sort | perceived social support in transgender people a comparative study with cisgender people |
| topic | transsexuality social support gender dysphoria mental health |
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