Emily S Schuler, Pilar C Sharp, Omotayo N Fasan, Araya J McNeal, Tae-Young Zajkowski, Vinita Saxena, Audrey Xu, Bow Suprasert, Sean Arayasirikul, Alexander J Marr, Kelly D Taylor, Willi McFarland, Erin C Wilson
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背景：由于多种类型的反跨性别污名，跨性别女性面临负面的健康结果。关系耻辱，或者当人们因为他们的恋爱关系被社会贬低而遭受耻辱时，会对跨性别女性的关系经历产生负面影响。人际关系及其质量是人群健康状况的重要预测指标，但人们对跨性别女性的人际关系质量知之甚少。本研究旨在确定有主要伴侣的跨性别女性的关系污名是否与关系质量有关。方法：这是对参加2020年伴侣研究的89名主要伴侣的跨性别女性数据的二次分析，这是一项针对旧金山湾区跨性别女性的在线、访谈管理的横断面调查。多元逻辑分析用于检验有主要伴侣的跨性别女性的关系污名与关系质量之间的关系。结果：受访跨性别女性为白人（29.2%）、拉丁裔（24.7%）、多种族（23.6%），且以未婚女性居多（65.2%）。那些经常觉得自己必须隐瞒自己的伴侣关系的人对亲密关系和亲密关系的满意度明显较低[比值比（OR）： 0.07；95%可信区间（CI）： 0.01-0.68, p = 0.02)和报告对他们整体关系的满意度(OR: 0.02；95% CI: 0.02-0.34, p p = 0.04)和报告对他们整体关系的满意度(OR: 0.08；95% CI: 0.00, 0.51, p = 0.01)。结论：在本研究中，有主要伴侣的跨性别女性的关系污名与关系质量呈负相关。来自家庭的污名对跨性别女性的关系质量也有显著的负向影响，说明家庭对跨性别女性的关系有重要影响。加强家庭支持的努力可能会促进亲密关系，提高跨性别女性在主要伴侣关系中的关系满意度。
Relationship stigma negatively impacts the relationship quality of trans women.
Background: Trans women face negative health outcomes due to multiple types of anti-trans stigma. Relationship stigma, or when people experience stigma because their romantic partnerships are devalued by society, can negatively impact experiences in relationships of trans women. Relationships and their quality are important predictors of wellness across populations, but little is known about relationship quality for trans women. This study was conducted to determine whether relationship stigma is associated with relationship quality for trans women with main partners.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data from 89 trans women with main partners enrolled in the 2020 Partners Study, an online, interviewer-administered, cross-sectional survey of trans women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Multivariate logistic was used to test for an association between relationship stigma and relationship quality among trans women with main partners.
Results: The trans women surveyed were White (29.2%), Latinx (24.7%), or multiracial (23.6%), with the majority having never been married (65.2%). Those who often felt they must hide their partnerships had significantly lower odds of reporting satisfaction with intimacy and closeness in their relationships [odds ratio (OR): 0.07; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.01-0.68, p = 0.02] and of reporting satisfaction with their overall relationship (OR: 0.02; 95% CI: 0.02-0.34, p < 0.01). Those whose families were not supportive of their partnerships had significantly lower odds of reporting relationship satisfaction, intimacy, and closeness with their main partners (OR: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.01-0.85, p = 0.04) and of reporting satisfaction with their overall relationship (OR: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.00, 0.51, p = 0.01).
Conclusions: Relationship stigma was negatively associated with relationship quality for trans women with main partners in this study. Stigma from family also had a significant negative impact on relationship quality, suggesting the important influence of family on trans women's relationships. Efforts to boost family support may foster intimacy and improve relationship satisfaction for trans women in main partnerships.
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