Hafford-Letchfield Trish, Cocker Christine, Rutter Deborah, Tinarwo Moreblessing, McCormack Keira, Manning Rebecca
Department of Mental Health and Social Work, School of Health and Education, Middlesex University, London, UK.
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Health Soc Care Community. 2019 Sep;27(5):1111-1125. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12759. Epub 2019 Apr 14.
Transgender issues are under-explored and marginalised within mainstream social work and social care professional practice. The experience of gender transition has a profound impact on the individuals who have diverse gender identities and their family members. We present findings from a systematic review of studies concerning the experiences of transgender parenting conducted during January-September 2017. We took a life course approach, examining the research studies that investigated the experience of people identifying as transgender, who were already parents at the time of their transition or who wished to be parents following transition. The review evaluated existing findings from empirical research on transgender parenting and grandparenting to establish how trans people negotiate their relationships with children following transition, and sought to consider the implications for professional practice with trans people in relation to how best to support them with their family caring roles. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. Empirical studies published from 1 January 1990 to 31 April 2017 in the English language, and which had transgender parenting as a significant focus, were included in the review. Twenty-six studies met the criteria. Key themes reported are: how trans people negotiate their relationships with children following disclosure and transition; the impact of parental transitioning on children; relationships with wider families; trans people's desires to be parents; and the role of professional practice to support trans families. We discuss how the material from the review can inform social work education and practice, including to help identify future research, education and practice priorities in this area.
跨性别问题在主流社会工作和社会关怀专业实践中未得到充分探索且处于边缘地位。性别转变经历对具有不同性别认同的个人及其家庭成员有着深远影响。我们展示了对2017年1月至9月期间有关跨性别者育儿经历的研究进行系统综述的结果。我们采用生命历程方法，审视了那些调查已转变性别者（即在转变时已是父母或希望在转变后成为父母）经历的研究。该综述评估了关于跨性别者育儿和做祖父母经历的实证研究的现有结果，以确定跨性别者在转变后如何协商与子女的关系，并试图考虑在如何最好地支持他们履行家庭照顾角色方面，对与跨性别者的专业实践的影响。我们使用了系统综述与Meta分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）方法。综述纳入了1990年1月1日至2017年4月31日以英文发表的、以跨性别者育儿为重要焦点的实证研究。26项研究符合标准。报告的关键主题包括：跨性别者在公开身份和转变后如何协商与子女的关系；父母转变对子女的影响；与更广泛家庭的关系；跨性别者成为父母的愿望；以及专业实践在支持跨性别家庭方面的作用。我们讨论了综述材料如何为社会工作教育和实践提供信息，包括帮助确定该领域未来的研究、教育和实践重点。
