A Preliminary Validation of Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure in Turkish Transgender Individuals

Şahin A. B., Büyükgök D., UYSAL Ö., Kulaksizoğlu I. B.

Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.271-288, 2023 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/26924951.2023.2202353
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-288
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gender dysphoria, gender identity, gender minority stress, gender transition, minority stress, resilience, resilience measure, transgender, transgender mental health, validation
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) individuals experience stress due to discriminatory events in society. This stress causes them to become vulnerable to physical and mental health problems. However, there is no validated scale that can be used in the assessment of TGNC people in counseling in Turkey. Gender Minority Stress and Resilience Measure (GMSR) is a scale that evaluates the stress and resilience factors of TGNC individuals. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity of the Turkish version of GMSR (GMSR-Tr). Our study presents preliminary evidence of the validity of the GMSR-Tr.