2022/02/10 by Patrick J. Kelly, Paul D’Avanzo, Adrian Shanker +3 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Gender Roles and Identity Studies #LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy #Obesity and Health Practices
paper · doi:10.1089/trgh.2021.0081
openalex publication_date 2022/02/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
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, R 2 =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.