Stigma, Mental Health, and Resilience in an Online Sample of the US Transgender Population

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Authors

Walter Bockting · University of Minnesota

Michael H. Miner · University of Minnesota

Rebecca E. Swinburne Romine · University of Minnesota

Autumn R. Hamilton · University of Minnesota

Abstract

Our findings support the minority stress model. Prevention needs to confront social structures, norms, and attitudes that produce minority stress for gender-variant people; enhance peer support; and improve access to mental health and social services that affirm transgender identity and promote resilience.

Topics & Keywords

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Gender Politics and Representation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Public Health

Volume 103, Issue 5, pp. 943-951

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301241

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