Empowering transgender youths: Promoting resilience through a group training program. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amodeo, Anna Lisa; Picariello, Simona; Valerio, Paolo; Scandurra, Cristiano
• Is Part Of: Journal of gay & lesbian mental health. Volume 22:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Empowerment -- group-training program -- resilience -- transgender; Gays -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Lesbians -- Mental health -- Periodicals; Homosexuality -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Bisexuality -- Periodicals; Bisexuality; Gays -- Mental health; Homosexuality; Lesbians -- Mental health; Psychotherapy; Periodicals; 616.8900866405
• DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2017.1361880
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1935-9705

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who experienced transphobic episodes. Two focus groups were conducted and the 14-Item Resilience Scale was administered to evaluate training effectiveness in improving resilience. The intervention followed an empowerment, peer-group-based methodology. Three themes were identified: identity affirmation, self-acceptance, and group as support. A three-waves repeated measures ANOVA confirmed an increase in resilience levels. Suggestions for clinical practice and social policies are discussed.