Rutgers School of Nursing, Rutgers School of Public Health, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York City, New York, USA.
Nurs Forum. 2022 Jan;57(1):34-41. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12648. Epub 2021 Sep 17.
Gender affirmation lessens mental health disparities among transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) persons. However, the concept of what it means to be affirmed in one's gender has not been fully explored, nor has the impact of gender affirmation on other health indicators been determined. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of gender affirmation among a sample of TGNB persons.
This qualitative, narrative inquiry study consisted of individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 20 TGNB persons. Descriptive content analysis was conducted to discover themes.
This study identified salient themes regarding the multiple levels of affirmation (including internal, external and societal) needed to achieve the overall goal of living an optimal life described as "being seen, heard and even celebrated" as TGNB.
Results of this study have clinical, educational, research, and policy implications. Future research should explore the impact of gender affirmation on important health indicators in the TGNB community, differences in the experiences and needs among subgroups of TGNB persons, and the potential impact of nurses on the health experience of TGNB persons across the spectrum of transition.
性别认同可以减少跨性别和性别非二元（TGNB）人群的心理健康差距。然而，被性别认同所肯定的含义尚未得到充分探索，也不确定性别认同对其他健康指标的影响。本研究的目的是探索 TGNB 人群样本中性别认同的含义。
这是一项定性的、叙事性的探究性研究，对 20 名 TGNB 人群进行了方便抽样的个体、深入的半结构化访谈。采用描述性内容分析来发现主题。
本研究确定了与实现作为 TGNB 过“被看到、被听到，甚至被庆祝”的最佳生活的整体目标相关的多个层面的肯定（包括内部、外部和社会）的重要主题。
本研究结果具有临床、教育、研究和政策意义。未来的研究应该探索性别认同对 TGNB 群体中重要健康指标的影响、TGNB 人群亚组之间的经历和需求的差异，以及护士在整个过渡阶段对 TGNB 人群健康体验的潜在影响。
