A Grounded Theory Study of the Development of Trans Youths’ Awareness of Coping with Gender Identity

Budge, Stephanie L.; Belcourt, Skyler; Conniff, James; Parks, Rachel B.; Pantalone, David W.; Katz-Wise, Sabra L.

doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1136-y

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“…Twelve articles out of 16 (75%) included discussion of the family relationship construct of family coping ability. 26,[36][37][38][40][41][42][43][44][48][49][50] Because family social support is described as providing practical or emotional assistance to others in times of stress to help them cope, 52 measures of general family support were considered indicators of family coping ability. Family support related to minority identity was also considered an indicator of family coping ability.…”

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Family Relationships and the Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Critical Review

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Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth experience significant health and well-being disparities compared to their cisgender peers. However, disparities experienced at a population level might be mitigated by individuallevel factors such as strong family relationships. Discrete aspects of strong family relationships may impact the health and well-being of TGD youth differently. To date, no systematic review known to us has explored the state of the science regarding the association between family relationships and the health and well-being of TGD adolescents and young adults. As such, our review aimed to (1) compile and present the scientific literature addressing the connection between family relationships and the health and well-being of TGD youth in those families;(2) sort results utilizing the Family Strengths Model; and (3) assess the strength of the literature with evidencebased appraisal tools. Sixteen articles met eligibility criteria (10 quantitative and 6 qualitative). These articles discussed family relationship qualities influencing health and well-being outcomes, including mental health, homelessness, sexual health, and substance use. Three of six qualities of strong families-coping ability, appreciation and affection, and positive communication-were represented in the literature. The risk for bias and study strength appraisals suggest that the available literature is moderately strong overall. Certain characteristics of strong families (commitment, enjoyable time spent together, and spiritual well-being) were underrepresented in the literature. Future research should explore these gaps to ensure that health care and community service providers can deliver the most effective support and care for TGD youth and their families.

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Family Relationships and the Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Critical Review

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“…These are necessary elements for self-affirmation and the youth’s narratives reveal that the process was long, sometimes over years, and complex. As stated by Burdge et al (2018) there are nuances and complexities in coping processes. Coming out to others and affirming a gender identity is only the tip of the iceberg of a deep feeling of gender subjectivity and embodiment that requires inner work that often takes years, accompanied by intersubjective validation and recognition.…”

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Pathways to gender affirmation in trans youth: A qualitative and participative study with youth and their parents

Médico¹,

Sansfaçon²,

Zufferey³

et al. 2020

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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How trans youth realize about their gender identity and come out to their significant others is under-researched and very few studies include both youth and parental perspectives. This study was developed in Switzerland, a country where families with trans youth are just beginning to break invisibility. The research protocol draws on grounded theory methodology, is participative and developed in collaboration with a local trans NGO and a pan Canadian project. We conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with 10 trans youth and their caregivers/parents (10 interview). At least three developmental pathways seem to emerge: a) the affirmed children who affirm themselves very early, (b) the silent children who spend their childhood in a state of internal tension without being able to position themselves and (c) the neutral children who become aware of their gender difference at puberty following a childhood in which gender was not problematic. In all cases puberty is a crossroads, lived painfully with significant manifestations of both social and body dysphoria. A better understanding of the process of gender development in trans children and youth will help improve our interventions to better serve young people and their families, and help them overcome the different levels of oppressions they face.

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“…Current best practices when working with families of TGD youth struggling to accept gender identity include family education to promote understanding and affirmation of gender identity 52 . Although parental acceptance of gender identity is often vital to the health and well‐being of TGD youth, 34,36,53–55 acceptance is not always a rapid, smooth process 52 . When working with parents who are struggling to accept their child's gender identity, it may be beneficial for health care and community service providers to ease parents’ anxieties by acknowledging that strong, general connections between parents and youth are positively impactful on the health and well‐being of their child.…”

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Parents Matter: Associations Between Parent Connectedness and Sexual Health Indicators Among Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Adolescents

Brown

Eisenberg

McMorris³

2020

Perspect Sexual Reproductive

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Transgender and gender-diverse youth experience signifi cant health disparities across numerous domains of health, including sexual health. Among general populations, parent connectedness has been strongly associated with youth sexual health. METHODS : The relationships between parent connectedness and sexual health indicators were investigated among 2,168 transgender and gender-diverse youth who participated in the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, a statewide population-based survey of ninth-and 11th-grade students. Multivariate logistic regression models, stratifi ed by sex assigned at birth, tested associations between parent connectedness-youth ' s perceptions of parent caring and parent-youth communication-and eight sexual health indicators: ever having had sex, having multiple sexual partners in the past year, pregnancy involvement, substance use at last sex, partner communication about STI prevention, partner communication about pregnancy prevention, condom use at last sex and pregnancy prevention methods at last sex. RESULTS : The level of parent connectedness was inversely associated with ever having had sex, regardless of sex assigned at birth (odds ratios, 0.6-0.8). Although level of connectedness was inversely associated with having multiple sexual partners in the past year and pregnancy involvement among transgender and gender-diverse youth assigned male at birth (0.6-0.7), these relationships were nonsignifi cant among transgender and gender-diverse youth assigned female at birth. Further diff erences in associations between parent connectedness and four sexual risk-reduction behaviors were found between youth assigned male at birth and those assigned female. CONCLUSIONS : As with other populations, parent connectedness promotes sexual health among transgender and gender-diverse youth and may provide a point of intervention.

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A Grounded Theory Study of the Development of Trans Youths’ Awareness of Coping with Gender Identity

Cited by 31 publications

References 46 publications

Family Relationships and the Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Critical Review

Family Relationships and the Health and Well-Being of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: A Critical Review

Pathways to gender affirmation in trans youth: A qualitative and participative study with youth and their parents

Parents Matter: Associations Between Parent Connectedness and Sexual Health Indicators Among Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Adolescents

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