Promoting resilience and emotional well-being of transgender young people

Research at the intersections of gender and sexuality

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ID12601366
AutoresLaetitia Zeeman (0000-0001-7094-4304, University of Brighton, autor correspondente), Kay Aranda (0000-0003-4472-2980, University of Brighton), Nigel Sherriff (0000-0001-5657-5047, Centre for Health Research, Univeristy of Brighton, Brighton, UK), Chris Cocking (0000-0003-2960-9146, University of Brighton)
Ano2016
Volume20
Fascículo3
Páginas382-397
Data de publicação2016-09-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13676261.2016.1232481
OpenAlexW2523273779
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas22
Referências citadas44

Within lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) research there is increasing health-related scholarship on trans lives, with a growing awareness of the impact of health inequalities on trans well-being. The aim of the paper is to provide greater understanding of transgender young people’s views of what is needed to promote their emotional well-being and resilience by undertaking specific analysis of data collected as part of wider research with young people (n = 97). The study utilised participatory qualitative methods with a cross sectional design generating data via a focus group with trans youth (n = 5), followed by thematic analysis. Findings suggest that both individual and collective capacities or resources enable and sustain resilience and well-being for trans young people. The adversity trans youth face is present in school, the community and in healthcare, but they are able to find places where they feel safe and connected to others. Practitioners, teachers and school nurses are well positioned to facilitate structural change in alliance with trans youth to promote resilience. Research results were utilised to inform health improvement, commissioning and service delivery

Focus group · Human sexuality · Lesbian · Participatory action research · Photovoice · Political science · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Scholarship · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Transgender · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology