Work, Social and Differential Psychology Department, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas, s/n, 28223 Madrid, Spain.
LGBTI Service of Madrid Community; C/ Alcalá, 22, 5° dcha, 28014 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 19;17(18):6859. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186859.
The transition process can have a significant impact on young transgender and non-binary individuals (TNBI), especially regarding their mental health. As such, this study aimed to explore the encountered difficulties and expectations of 225 young adults, between 14 and 25 years old, who identify themselves as TNBI. Four different aspects were analyzed: difficulties related to the transition process; main current difficulties; if the current difficulties are due to the participants' sexual orientation or gender identity; and if participants feel the need of changing something in their lives. Several obstacles either before, during or after the transition process were identified; and these obstacles have serious consequences in TBNI's mental health. Questions regarding legislation, discrimination, transphobia, lack of social support, the pathologization of transgenderism, low self-esteem, anxiety symptomatology, among others, were pointed out by the participants. The narratives collected and analyzed in the present study appear as important inputs to the literature, which can be translated into the basis of further investigations and the improvement of professional practices in the health field.
过渡过程会对年轻跨性别和非二元个体（TNBI）产生重大影响，尤其是在心理健康方面。因此，本研究旨在探索 225 名年龄在 14 至 25 岁之间的自我认同为 TNBI 的年轻人在过渡过程中遇到的困难和期望。分析了四个不同的方面：与过渡过程相关的困难；当前的主要困难；当前的困难是否归因于参与者的性取向或性别认同；以及参与者是否觉得需要改变生活中的某些方面。确定了在过渡过程之前、期间或之后的几个障碍；这些障碍对 TBNI 的心理健康有严重的后果。参与者提出了有关立法、歧视、跨性别恐惧症、社会支持不足、对跨性别主义的病理化、自尊心低下、焦虑症状等方面的问题。本研究中收集和分析的叙述为文献提供了重要的依据，这些依据可以转化为进一步调查和改善卫生领域专业实践的基础。
