Responses to the gender minority stress and resilience scales among transgender and nonbinary youth

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12973243
AutoresTanaka Chavanduka (0000-0003-0167-3867, University of Michigan, autor correspondente), Kristi E Gamarel (0000-0001-9405-7515, University of Michigan), Kieran P Todd (0000-0002-6445-8016, University of Michigan), Rob Stephenson (0000-0002-9239-2640, University of Michigan)
Ano2020
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas135-154
Data de publicação2020-01-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of LGBT Youth (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1936-1653 • E-ISSN: 1936-1661
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19361653.2020.1719257
OpenAlexW3003644532
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas42

Stress arising from the experience of stigma and discrimination around gender identity is known to negatively influence health outcomes for transgender individuals. The Gender Minority Stress and Resilience (GMSR) scale is a validated tool for measuring experiences of minority stress and resilience among transgender individuals. This paper seeks to examine whether there are differences in how youth respond to the GMSR scale. Using data from a sample of 202 transgender and gender nonbinary youth collected online, this analysis compares responses to the GMSR scale between transgender youth with binary and nonbinary gender identities. While reports of non-affirmation were generally high (M = 15.02), and community connectedness for all participants was generally low (M = 7.5), there were no significant differences to scale responses across gender identity. Nonbinary assigned male at birth (AMAB) reported greater rates of threats of physical violence due to gender identity or expression. Nonbinary assigned female at birth (AFAB) reported greater rates of feeling unique in their gender identity or expression. This preliminary analysis suggests that the GMSR scale is a useful tool, however, further research is needed to understand stress and resilience among transgender and gender nonbinary youth and developing specific measures that capture their experience

Developmental psychology · Feeling · Geography · Minority stress · Psychological resilience · Scale (ratio · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Transgender · Clinical Psychology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology