TY - JOUR
T1 - Internalized Transnegativity, Resilience Factors, and Mental Health in a Sample of Gender Minorities From Germany and Switzerland
AU - Stein, Katharina Van
AU - Kleinn, Noah
AU - Randall, Ashley K.
AU - Lannutti, Pamela J.
AU - Gandhi, Yuvamathi
AU - Martos, Tamás
AU - Meuwly, Nathalie
AU - Rosta-Filep, Orsolya
AU - Siegel, Magdalena
AU - Ditzen, Beate
AU - Fischer, Melanie S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s).
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Background: Trans*, inter*, and nonbinary individuals experience discrimination and exhibit a higher prevalence of affective and anxiety disorders than the general population. Objective: Based on the minority stress model, this preregistered study examines the association between self-stigmatization (internalized transphobia) and mental health and investigates resilience factors as moderators. Methods: In a sample of German and Swiss trans*, inter*, and nonbinary individuals (N = 243), we computed multiple linear regression and moderation analyses to examine the relationships between internalized transphobia, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and resilience factors. Results: The results show associations between internalized transphobia and depressive and anxiety symptoms. The resilience factors social support and LGBT+ community connectedness are negatively associated with internalized transphobia. None of the resilience factors moderated the relationships between internalized transphobia and mental health. Conclusions: This study aligns with international findings regarding the association between self-stigmatization and mental health. Further research is needed to clarify the role of resilience factors in the minority stress model.
AB - Background: Trans*, inter*, and nonbinary individuals experience discrimination and exhibit a higher prevalence of affective and anxiety disorders than the general population. Objective: Based on the minority stress model, this preregistered study examines the association between self-stigmatization (internalized transphobia) and mental health and investigates resilience factors as moderators. Methods: In a sample of German and Swiss trans*, inter*, and nonbinary individuals (N = 243), we computed multiple linear regression and moderation analyses to examine the relationships between internalized transphobia, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and resilience factors. Results: The results show associations between internalized transphobia and depressive and anxiety symptoms. The resilience factors social support and LGBT+ community connectedness are negatively associated with internalized transphobia. None of the resilience factors moderated the relationships between internalized transphobia and mental health. Conclusions: This study aligns with international findings regarding the association between self-stigmatization and mental health. Further research is needed to clarify the role of resilience factors in the minority stress model.
KW - internalized transnegativity
KW - mental health
KW - minority stress
KW - resilience
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U2 - 10.1026/1616-3443/a000730
DO - 10.1026/1616-3443/a000730
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85180754526
SN - 1616-3443
VL - 52
SP - 216
EP - 228
JO - Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
JF - Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
IS - 4
ER -