Development and initial psychometric evaluation of the Transgender Adaptation and Integration Measure (TG AIM)

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 35-45

  Sjoberg, Marie D ^a   Walch, Susan E ^a   Stanny, Claudia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adjustment; Quality of life; Self esteem; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33750693009     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J485v09n02_05     Document Type: Article

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