Expecting Rejection: Understanding the Minority Stress Experiences of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals

Transgender Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 151-164

  Rood, Brian A ^a   Reisner, Sari L ^b,c,d   Surace, Francisco I ^e   Puckett, Jae A ^f   Maroney, Meredith R ^e   Pantalone, David W ^c,e  

^a AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^f University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

expecting rejection; gender; minority stress; stigma; transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RACE; STIGMA; STRESS; TRANSGENDER;

EID: 85027435520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2380193X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2016.0012     Document Type: Article

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