Transgender Dehumanization and Mental Health
Microaggressions, Sexual Objectification, and Shame
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8915399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cory J Cascalheira (0000-0001-5780-3101, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA, corresponding author), Na‐Yeun Choi (0000-0003-0234-8409, Dankook University, Yongin-si, Korea) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 532-559 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00110000231156161 |
| PMID | 37091226 |
| OpenAlex | W4320178891 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 55 |
Using structural equation modeling in a national, nonprobabilistic sample of 292 transgender women and men, this project extends the pantheoretical dehumanization framework by testing direct and indirect relations between dehumanization (i.e., a higher-order construct from experiences of transgender microaggressions and sexual objectification), internalization processes (i.e., internalized transnegativity, self-objectification), shame, and general mental health. The model explained 55% of the variance in general mental health. Direct relations between dehumanization and all internalization processes were positive and significant. Internalized transnegativity and shame were significant, negative, direct predictors of mental health, but neither dehumanization nor self-objectification was a significant direct predictor of transgender mental health. Both self-objectification and internalized transnegativity directly predicted more feelings of shame. However, only shame yielded a significant indirect pathway from dehumanization to mental health. The indirect relations from self-objectification and internalized transnegativity to mental health through shame were significant. Research, advocacy, and clinical implications are discussed
Dehumanization · Mental health · Objectification · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Sexual orientation · Shame · Sociology · Transgender · Transgender people · Clinical Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Race, History, and American Society · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |