Identifying and Navigating Social and Institutional Challenges of Transgender Children and Families

Capous‐Desyllas, Moshoula; Barron, Cecillia

doi:10.1007/s10560-017-0491-7

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“…In relation to the first core theme, isolation, rejection, phobia and need for support, this review identified that the internet is one means of addressing this isolation and need for support. Online websites, forums, chat groups and information services were identified as a valuable resource for sexual and gender minority youth, especially those who had limited access to other ecological supports (Capous-Desyllas and Barron 2017;Higa et al 2014;Steinke et al 2017). Paradoxically, online forums are perceived as a safe and accessible means for LGBTQI+ to access information, regardless of disclosure status, and to make meaningful connections with supportive peers (Hillier et al 2012).…”

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LGBTQI+ Youth and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

2019

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Due to increased levels of stigma, discrimination and victimization Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning or Intersex (LGBTQI+) youth face particular challenges in society. With the intention of better understanding the challenges and issues that LGBTQI+ youth are experiencing, this systematic review explored qualitative studies with a focus on mental health services and the requisite social support service policies and programs for LGBTQI+ youth. Qualitative research systematically examines the expressed thoughts and feelings of the research participants, and through reflective analysis of the themes and links discussed, can provide rich and nuanced understanding. A synthesis of the included studies identified five core themes: (1) Isolation, rejection, phobia, need for support; (2) Marginalization; (3) Depression, self-harm and suicidality; (4) Policy and environment; and (5) Connectedness. Key results suggest that community, school, and family resources to support resilience will optimize LGBTQI+ mental health. This systematic review of qualitative research provides a source of rich information to inform the provision of services and policies that will address the disparity into mental health statistics for the LGBTQI+ population.

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confidence: 99%

LGBTQI+ Youth and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

2019

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“…Three studies are described as semi-structured interviews (Evans et al, 2017; Hill & Menvielle, 2009; Schimmel-Bristow et al, 2018). Others used grounded theory (Gray et al, 2016; Pyne, 2016), interpretive phenomenological analysis (Coolhart et al, 2017), case study (Johnson & Benson, 2014), a combination of case study and ethnography (Barron & Capous-Desyllas, 2017; Capous-Desyllas & Barron, 2017), and participatory action research (Sansfaçon et al, 2015). One study analyzed a specific subset of participant interviews from an earlier phenomenological study (Kuvalanka et al, 2018).…”

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“…When many parents first became aware that their child identified or expressed their gender differently than expected, they described a range of internal processes, including reactions like confusion, distress, and uncertainty. Initially, most interpreted gender diversity as a normal part of child development or a phase that would disappear over time (Capous-Desyllas & Barron, 2017; Gray et al, 2016; Hill & Menvielle, 2009; Johnson & Benson, 2014; Kuvalanka et al, 2014). When gender diverse expressions or identity persisted, some parents interpreted this as an indication of sexual orientation (Capous-Desyllas & Barron, 2017; Gray et al, 2016; Hill & Menvielle, 2009).…”

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An Integrative Review of Experiences Parenting Transgender and Gender Diverse Children

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children face increased behavioral health risks including suicidal behaviors and substance abuse. Parental affirmation is associated with behavioral health outcomes similar to non-TGD peers. This integrative review synthesizes and appraises evidence regarding experiences of parenting a TGD child in the United States or Canada from 2008 to 2018. Most parents across these 15 studies described affirming their child’s gender at time of interview. Parents reported initial interpersonal processes (emotions, concerns, beliefs), sought education (frequently online), and described interactions with family members and professionals that were not always affirming. Parents accessed support groups but described their own well-being as a low priority relative to the child’s needs. Parents’ own needs for well-being may affect the process of parenting a TGD child and should be explored. Future research should address the experiences of non-parent family members and participants from more diverse backgrounds. Nursing education must consistently address gender affirming care.

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“…Yet, such profusion may generate more pathways to resilience (Ungar, 2007). Indeed, we can assume that even socially unpopular conduct by a child or family that refuses intervention or puts the child further in an unsafe situation, can be a secret road to resilience (Dyer and McGuinness, 1996;Ungar, 2006;Stieglitz, 2010;Capous-Desyllas and Barron, 2017). Additionally, extensive research exemplifies that exposure to risk factors can influence positively the resiliency of children as well as their adaptation to a variety of stressors such as poverty, migration, and war (Garmezy, 1985(Garmezy, , 1987(Garmezy, , 1993Masten and Garmezy, 1985).…”

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confidence: 99%

Flourishing in Resonance: Joint Resilience Building Through Music and Motion

Nijs

Nicolaou

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Worldwide, children face adverse childhood experiences, being exposed to risks ranging from, exposure to political violence and forced migration over the deleterious effects of climate change, to unsafe cultural practices. As a consequence, children that seek refuge or migrate to European countries are extremely vulnerable, often struggling with integration in school, peer community, and their broader social circle. This multifaceted struggle can derive from external factors, such as the adaptation process and contact with other children, or internal factors such as the fears and trauma that every child carries within them since they departed from their homeland. To bounce, grow, connect, and create in both adversity and opportunity, children need to build resilience, i.e., the capacity of an individual to maintain stable psychological functioning throughout the course of adversity. On the one hand, building resilience requires developing a set of individual skills (internal protective factors), such as self-control, emotion regulation, self-esteem, and agency. On the other hand, building resilience involves developing social skills (external protective factors), connection, and close relationships. In this theoretical contribution, we review and map existing research to argue that activities based on the combination of music and movement has a strong potential to intensively build resilience. First, we connect the concepts of resilience and eudaimonia, based on the protective factors and key components of resilience. Then we discuss how music and movement, separately, may contribute to building resilience. Next, drawing on the basic mechanisms of musical sense-making, we argue that through combining music and movement, children engage in empowering musical sense-making processes that support building resilience, and in this way, support them to grow together and deeply experience eudaimonic values such as self-awareness, confidence and self-esteem, personal autonomy, connection, belonging, and bonding. Finally, we connect theory to practice. Based on the presented theoretical elaborations and on the authors’ experience as practitioners, we propose a set of guiding principles for the design of movement-based musical activities that foster the internal and external factors necessary to build resilience.

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Identifying and Navigating Social and Institutional Challenges of Transgender Children and Families

Cited by 35 publications

References 25 publications

LGBTQI+ Youth and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

LGBTQI+ Youth and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

An Integrative Review of Experiences Parenting Transgender and Gender Diverse Children

Flourishing in Resonance: Joint Resilience Building Through Music and Motion

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