Life Satisfaction and Gender Congruence in Transgender Individuals: A Role for Occupational Therapy.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 REHABILITATION

Otjr-Occupation Participation and Health Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI:10.1177/15394492241264467

Andrea Fleischman, Marion Russell, Asa N Russell, Yongyue Qi, Vanessa Jewell

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Abstract

Societal restrictions impact transgender individuals' ability to engage in occupations that match their internal gender identity preventing gender affirmation. The aim was to explore transgender individuals' perceived levels of gender congruence and life satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey with a nonprobability sample of transgender adults was used to provide a preliminary exploration of transgender individuals' gender congruence and life satisfaction using the Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF. When comparing the means of the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains to the population norm, the respondents demonstrated statistically lower scores in all four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF. In both the WHOQOL-BREF and GCLS, the mean score in psychological health and life satisfaction were the lowest. Transgender individuals prioritize self-care activities, such as hairstyling, and body image to affirm internal gender identity. Occupational therapy can assist with supporting gender transition in several occupational contexts.

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变性人的生活满意度和性别一致性：职业疗法的作用

社会限制影响了变性人从事符合其内在性别认同的职业的能力，从而阻碍了性别肯定。这项研究旨在探讨变性人对性别一致性和生活满意度的认知水平。我们对变性成年人进行了非概率抽样横断面调查，使用性别一致性和生活满意度以及世界卫生组织生活质量REF，对变性人的性别一致性和生活满意度进行了初步探讨。当将生理、心理、社会和环境领域的平均值与人群标准值进行比较时，受访者在世界卫生组织生活质量--BREF 的所有四个领域的得分在统计上都较低。在 WHOQOL-BREF 和 GCLS 中，心理健康和生活满意度的平均得分最低。变性人会优先考虑自我保健活动，如发型设计和身体形象，以确认内心的性别认同。职业疗法可以在多种职业环境中协助支持性别转换。

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Otjr-Occupation Participation and Health REHABILITATION-

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期刊介绍： The aim of OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health is to advance knowledge and science in occupational therapy and related fields, nationally and internationally, through the publication of scholarly literature and research. The journal publishes research that advances the understanding of occupation as it relates to participation and health.