Support and Coping as Moderators of the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and the Quality of Life of Transgender People

Gerymski, Rafał; Psychologii, Uniwersytet Opolski Instytut

doi:10.14691/cppj.24.3.607

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“…The sample included 22 transgender women and 89 transgender men aged between 19 and 42 ( M = 23.07, SD = 4.06). The disproportion between transgender women and transgender men is consistent with previous Polish studies on a group of transgender people ( Gerymski, 2018 ). Only four transgender people (3.60%) stated that they had undergone sex reassignment surgery associated with their genitals (e.g.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…There is a lack of research focusing on sexuality of transgender people from the eudaimonistic view of well-being. The situation of transgender people in Poland shows that the levels of their subjective well-being are lower than those of cisgender people ( Gerymski, 2018 ). This prompts one to reflect on the subject of sexual well-being in transgender people.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Short Sexual Well-Being Scale – a cross-sectional validation among transgender and cisgender people

Gerymski¹

2020

Health Psychology Report

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BackgroundSexual well-being is often mistakenly operationalized simply as sexual satisfaction. The concept of sexual well-being has been often used as an umbrella term for positive aspects of sexuality, apart from its negative spheres. A new concept of sexual well-being was proposed in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of sexual health. The definition tried to enrich the concept of sexual well-being, but it did not solve the problem of its operationalization. The aim of this study was to verify the psychometric properties of the new scale measuring the concept of sexual well-being.Participants and procedureTwo separate studies were conducted for the psychometric validation of the Short Sexual Well-Being Scale (SSWBS). This was because the first study on a group of transgender people was characterized by a smaller than recommended sample for confirmatory factor analysis. On this basis, a second study was conducted on a group of cisgender people. The study on a sample of transgender people (N = 111) verified the psychometric properties of the 4-point version of the scale. In the study on the cisgender sample (N = 211), it was decided to verify the psychometric properties of the 7-point version of the scale and verify whether a bigger response scale would have a positive effect on the reliability of the questionnaire.ResultsThe confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis using alpha and total omega coefficients, and two measures of validity (content and criterion validity) were applied. The results indicated that the SSWBS had good psychometric properties.ConclusionsOverall, the presented scale shows good psychometric properties. Both versions of the scale can be used in the quantitative research, but it is recommended to use the 7-point version of the scale. The SSWBS is one of the first questionnaires constructed in accordance with the sexual well-being concept.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Short Sexual Well-Being Scale – a cross-sectional validation among transgender and cisgender people

Gerymski¹

2020

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“…Transgender people in Poland have a lower quality of life and worse mental health compared to cisgender individuals, replicating patterns in other countries [8][9][10]. One Polish study reports that among transgender people who took part in the research, two-thirds declared poor quality of life [11].…”

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“…Emotional and informational support, as well as social companionship, can all mitigate the harmful effects of a stressful event [27]. However, research on the Polish sample showed that only the strategy of venting emotions moderates the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life in the group of transgender people, while social support did not turn out to be a significant moderator at all [9]. An increasing amount of data suggest that transition-related surgeries can benefit transgender people's well-being.…”

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Does hormone treatment help Polish transgender individuals cope with stress?

Gerymski,

Gaworska

2023

Journal of Sexual and Mental Health

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Introduction:The results of Polish studies indicate that transgender individuals have lower quality of life than cisgender people. Research shows that hormone treatment and transition-related surgeries can buffer the stress' impact on the quality of life of transgender people. The objective of this study was to explore whether hormone treatment and transition-related surgeries moderate in the relationship between stress and life satisfaction in transgender individuals. Material and methods: One hundred twenty-four transgender individuals in the age between 18 and 53 years old (M = 23.60; SD = 6.32) participated in the presented study -41 transgender women and 83 transgender men. Recruitment of the respondents took place via the Internet. SWLS, PSS-10 and authors' own questionnaire on hormone treatment were used. Results: There were significant differences in the level of stress between transgender individuals using hormone treatment and those who did not. The ones who used hormone treatment had lower levels of perceived stress than those, who did not. The analysis showed the negative and strong relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction in studied sample. Results of hormone treatment were negatively and weakly related to transgender individuals' life satisfaction. The relationship between hormone treatment and perceived stress was not significant. Conclusions: This manuscript draws attention to the important role of coping strategies in Polish transgender people. Psychologists and specialists working with transgender people should try to find significant predictors of transgender people's life satisfaction. This is important because finding significant resources will improve transgender individuals' quality of life.

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“…Taking substances for sexual purposes may be a form of coping with stress in the minority group, bringing negative effects. Polish research has shown that traditional coping strategies did not buffer the relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction in transgender individuals and also transgender men [ 35 ]. It is probable that in the minority men sample, chemsex is a form of coping, negatively shaping the well-being of these people.…”

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Chemsex and Sexual Well-Being in Young Polish Men

Gerymski,

Magoń

2023

IJERPH

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Chemsex refers to the use of psychoactive drugs for sexual purposes—before or during sex. This phenomenon mainly affects men, in particular those belonging to the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual, and more diverse individuals) community. From the perspective of the transactional theory of stress, chemsex can be considered a strategy for coping with stress, which is why it is also extremely important to verify its role in functioning outside the sexual sphere. For this reason, this study verified the relationship between the use of chemsex, perceived stress, sexual well-being, and life satisfaction in young Polish men. The study involved 175 men (67 people using chemsex and 108 people in the control group) between 18 and 33 years of age. The Perceived Stress Scale, the Short Scale of Sexual Well-being, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the authors’ questionnaire about the use of chemsex were used. It was observed that individuals using chemsex showed a significantly lower level of sexual well-being and satisfaction with life (moderate effects) and a higher level of perceived stress (strong effect) when compared to the control group not using psychoactive substances. Additionally, a positive and moderate relationship was observed between the number of psychoactive substances used and perceived stress in the group of individuals using chemsex. Moreover, the number of substances used and the level of perceived stress were negatively and moderately related to the level of well-being in these individuals. It was also shown that perceived stress was a significant predictor of the number of psychoactive substances used before and during sex and that perceived stress and the number of psychoactive substances used were significant and negative predictors of life satisfaction and sexual well-being, explaining a large portion of their variance.

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Support and Coping as Moderators of the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and the Quality of Life of Transgender People

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Short Sexual Well-Being Scale – a cross-sectional validation among transgender and cisgender people

Short Sexual Well-Being Scale – a cross-sectional validation among transgender and cisgender people

Does hormone treatment help Polish transgender individuals cope with stress?

Chemsex and Sexual Well-Being in Young Polish Men

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