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Patrick J Kelly1, Paul A D'Avanzo2, Adrian Shanker3
1Risk Communication Lab, Temple University College of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract:
This study explored whether self-reported barriers to accessing a health care provider, gender-affirming procedures, and relevant psychosocial measures were related to experienced gender affirmation in a cross-sectional sample of trans individuals (N=101). Body image quality of life [b=0.181, t(4.277), p<0.001] and the number of gender-affirming procedures [b=0.084, t(2.904), p=0.005] were significant predictors of transgender congruence, a measure of gender affirmation, and accounted for 40% of the adjusted variance in transgender congruence scores F(2, 89)=31.363, p<0.001, R2=0.413. Results suggest that experiencing a barrier to gender-affirming health care is associated with anticipation of discrimination and provides further evidence that gender-affirming health care is associated with positive psychosocial outcomes.
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