Volume 20, Issue 1 (April 2022)
Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2022, 20(1): 31-42 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Khalili M, Vaziri S, Lotfi kashani F. INVESTIGATING LIVED EXPERIENCE AND IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSGENDER PEOPLE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2022; 20 (1) :31-42
URL: http://unmf.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-4554-en.html
URL: http://unmf.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-4554-en.html
1- Phd student in clinical psychology, Department of Psychology, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of clinical Psychology, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Department of clinical Psychology, Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of clinical Psychology, Rudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rudehen, Iran
3- Associate Professor, Department of clinical Psychology, Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1269 Views)
Background & Aim: Transgender people face many psychological and social problems. Due to cultural and social norms, the number of studies conducted on these people is limited. The purpose of this study is to investigate the lived experience and development of identity transgender people.
Materials & Methods: The present study was a qualitative phenomenological approach. Ten people who identified themselves as transgender were selected using convenience sampling method. These subjects were studied using semi-structured interview. Sampling was continued until the data were completed. In order to analyze the data, the data were first recorded and coded and then analyzed using Colaizzi method.
Results: The results of this study indicated that transgender people face double psychological and social challenges in their lifetime that these challenges and barriers can confuse their identities.
Conclusion: The identity disorder is associated with mental health problems and psychological problems these problems can be a barrier to adapting to their new identity. Removing barriers from their identity and having a non-dual view on their gender can help them to properly develop their identity.
Type of Study: Qualitative |
Subject:
روانپزشکی- روان شناسی
References
1. Bilodeau BL, Renn KA. Analysis of LGBT identity development models and implications for practice. New Dir Student Serv 2005; (111):25-39. [DOI:10.1002/ss.171]
2. Fortunato A, Giovanardi G, Innocenzi E, Mirabella M, Caviglia G, Lingiardi V, et al. Is It Autism? A Critical Commentary on the Co-Occurrence of Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Homosex 2021;69(7):1204-21. [DOI:10.1080/00918369.2021.1905385] [PMID]
3. Soll BM, Robles-García R, Brandelli-Costa A, Mori D, Mueller A, Vaitses-Fontanari AM, et al. Gender incongruence: a comparative study using ICD-10 and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Braz J Psychiatry. 2017;40(2):174-80. [DOI:10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2224] [PMID] [PMCID]
4. Bockting WO, Miner MH, Swinburne Romine RE, Dolezal C, Robinson BBE, Rosser BS, et al. The Transgender Identity Survey: A measure of internalized transphobia. LGBT health. 2020;7(1):15-27. [DOI:10.1089/lgbt.2018.0265] [PMID] [PMCID]
5. Dhejne C, Van Vlerken R, Heylens G, Arcelus J. Mental health and gender dysphoria: A review of the literature. Int Rev Psychiatry 2016;28(1):44-57. [DOI:10.3109/09540261.2015.1115753] [PMID]
6. Rodriguez A, Agardh A, Asamoah BO. Self-reported discrimination in health-care settings based on recognizability as transgender: a cross-sectional study among transgender US citizens. Arch Sex Behav 2018;47(4):973-85. [DOI:10.1007/s10508-017-1028-z] [PMID] [PMCID]
7. Anderssen N, Sivertsen B, Lønning KJ, Malterud K. Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students in Norway. BMC public health 2020;20(1):1-11. [DOI:10.1186/s12889-020-8228-5] [PMID] [PMCID]
8. Brokjøb LG, Cornelissen KK. Internalizing minority stress: Gender dysphoria, minority stress, and psychopathology in a Norwegian transgender population. Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers 2021.17(2): 1-11 [Google Scholar]
9. Becerra-Culqui TA, Liu Y, Nash R, Cromwell L, Flanders WD, Getahun D, et al. Mental health of transgender and gender nonconforming youth compared with their peers. Pediatrics 2018;141(5).45-57 [DOI:10.1542/peds.2017-3845] [PMID] [PMCID]
10. Witcomb GL, Bouman WP, Claes L, Brewin N, Crawford JR, Arcelus J. Levels of depression in transgender people and its predictors: Results of a large matched control study with transgender people accessing clinical services. J Affect Disord 2018;235:308-15. [DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.051] [PMID]
11. Chodzen G, Hidalgo MA, Chen D, Garofalo R. Minority stress factors associated with depression and anxiety among transgender and gender-nonconforming youth. J Adolesc Health 2019;64(4):467-71. [DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.07.006] [PMID] [PMCID]
12. Anzani A, De Panfilis C, Scandurra C, Prunas A. Personality disorders and personality profiles in a sample of transgender individuals requesting gender-affirming treatments. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2020;17(5):1521-37. [DOI:10.3390/ijerph17051521] [PMID] [PMCID]
13. Toomey RB, Syvertsen AK, Shramko M. Transgender adolescent suicide behavior. Pediatrics 2018;142(4).421-28 [DOI:10.1542/peds.2017-4218] [PMID] [PMCID]
14. Tierney D, Spengler ES, Schuch E, Grzanka PR. Sexual Orientation Beliefs and Identity Development: A Person-Centered Analysis among Sexual Minorities. J Sex Res 2021;58(5):625-37. [DOI:10.1080/00224499.2021.1878344] [PMID]
15. Khan SN. Qualitative research method-phenomenology. Asian Soc Sci 2014;10(21):298-310. [DOI:10.5539/ass.v10n21p298]
16. Robles R, Fresán A, Vega-Ramírez H, Cruz-Islas J, Rodríguez-Pérez V, Domínguez-Martínez T, et al. Removing transgender identity from the classification of mental disorders: a Mexican field study for ICD-11. Lancet Psychiatry 2016;3(9):850-9. [DOI:10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30165-1] [PMID]
17. 17 Cashore C, Tuason MTG. Negotiating the binary: Identity and social justice for bisexual and transgender individuals. J Gay Lesbian Soc Serv 2009;21(4):374-401. [DOI:10.1080/10538720802498405]
18. Fahs B. The Coming Out Process for Assigned-Female-at-Birth Transgender and Non-Binary Teenagers: Negotiating Multiple Identities, Parental Responses, and Early Transitions in Three Case Studies. J LGBT Issues Couns 2021;15(2):146-67. [DOI:10.1080/15538605.2021.1914273]
19. Hagai EB, Annechino R, Young N, Antin T. Intersecting sexual identities, oppressions, and social justice work: Comparing LGBTQ Baby Boomers to Millennials who came of age after the 1980s AIDS epidemic. J Soc Issues 2020;76(4):971-92. [DOI:10.1111/josi.12405] [PMID] [PMCID]
20. Levitt HM, Ippolito MR. Being transgender: The experience of transgender identity development. J Homosex 2014;61(12):1727-58. [DOI:10.1080/00918369.2014.951262] [PMID]
21. Simons JD, Beck MJ. Sexual and Gender Minority Identity Development: Recommendations for School Counselors. J Sch Counsel 2020;18(20):1-30. [DOI:10.31235/osf.io/v8wne]
22. Pullen Sansfaçon A, Medico D, Suerich-Gulick F, Temple Newhook J. "I knew that I wasn't cis, I knew that, but I didn't know exactly": Gender identity development, expression and affirmation in youth who access gender affirming medical care. Int J Transgend Health 2020;21(3):307-20. [DOI:10.1080/26895269.2020.1756551] [PMID] [PMCID]
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
Contact Information
Address: Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Deputy of Research and Technology,Djahad Ave.,
Urmia-5714783734, IRAN
P.O. Box: 1138,
Tel: 044 - 331937224
Fax: 044 - 32240642
E-Mail:
j.nur.mid
gmail.com, unmfumsu.ac.ir