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The Transgender and Gender Queer Populations Satisfaction with Healthcare
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The Transgender and Gender Queer Populations Satisfaction with Healthcare
Yazar:
McKenzie, Kelsey, author.
ISBN:
9780438058927
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1 electronic resource (105 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Skultip Sirikantraporn Committee members: Julii Green; Margaret Lee; Skultip Sirikantraporn.
Özet:
The transgender and gender queer population are vulnerable to experiencing discrimination throughout their lifespan due to their gender expression/status. According to Poteat, German, & Kerrigan (2013) research, up to 70 % of transgender individuals reported experiencing discrimination within the healthcare sector. Discrimination and financial costs were the two biggest determinants in this population for postponing or forgoing medical care (Grant, Mottet, & Tanis, 2010). The present study examined the transgender and gender queer population's healthcare satisfaction and experience of microaggressions within a healthcare setting. It was predicted there would be low levels of healthcare care satisfaction and moderate levels of microaggressions present within the healthcare system. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the current levels of healthcare satisfaction and microaggressions. Spearman's rho was used to determine if a correlation was present between healthcare satisfaction and microaggressions. This study also used T-tests to explore if there was a significant difference between participants that endorsed multiple minority identities than those who did not.
Participants consisted of 67 individuals who identified as transgender or gender queer. Original data collection was conducted by recruiting participants through Facebook and email. Results indicated moderate levels of healthcare satisfaction. Participants who reported being treated unfairly due to their gender identity had lower healthcare satisfaction. There was no significant difference between individuals' who had multiple minority identities (age and race) than those who did not with their healthcare satisfaction or experience of microaggressions. A low level of microaggressions was reported. Participants who experienced microaggressions had lower healthcare satisfaction. There were several limitations of the present study, including the Transgender Microaggression Questionnaire being a new construct without the reliability and validity having had been established, an ethnically skewed sample with a majority being Caucasian, and a small sample size. This study contributed to understanding how being treated unfairly and the experience of microaggressions impacts the transgender and gender queer population's satisfaction with healthcare.
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School code: 1634
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