Verschoor A M, Poortinga J
Department of Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, Holland.
Arch Sex Behav. 1988 Apr;17(2):173-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01542666.
One-hundred sixty-eight male and 55 female transsexuals, in hormonal treatment at the Gender Foundation in Amsterdam, were compared with respect to psychosocial characteristics. Results indicated that females more frequently had displayed cross-gender behavior during childhood than males, that they cross-dressed more often, and that, contrary to males, none had married in her anatomical sex. Females also applied for surgical gender reassignment at an earlier age than did males. More of the females lived in a stable relationship with a partner of their own biological sex. Relations with the parental home were better for females than for males, and the former were more often employed or enrolled in a study. No significant differences existed with respect to psychiatric treatment, substance abuse, or attempted suicides. It is concluded that unambiguous cross-gender behavior is more common in female than in male transsexuals and that the social conditions of the female are more satisfactory. However, a relatively high incidence of psychiatric treatment and attempted suicides indicates severe psychological problems in both the male and female groups.
168名接受激素治疗的男变性者和55名女变性者在阿姆斯特丹性别基金会接受了心理社会特征方面的比较。结果表明，女性在童年时期比男性更频繁地表现出跨性别行为，她们更经常穿着异性服装，而且与男性不同的是，没有一个女性以其生理性别结婚。女性申请手术性别重置的年龄也比男性早。更多的女性与自己生理性别相同的伴侣保持稳定关系。女性与原生家庭的关系比男性更好，而且前者更经常就业或参加学习。在接受精神治疗、药物滥用或自杀未遂方面没有显著差异。研究得出结论，明确的跨性别行为在女性变性者中比在男性变性者中更常见，而且女性的社会状况更令人满意。然而，相对较高的精神治疗和自杀未遂发生率表明男性和女性群体都存在严重的心理问题。
