Bullying and Self-concept in trans people
Abstract
Introduction. Bullying is a phenomenon present in all schools and its consequences on the mental health of victims can be very important. Trans people often live with a social stigma that makes them more prone to discrimination. The objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of bullying in trans people and its relationship with self-concept, as well as to establish a comparison with a cisgender control group.
Method: The sample was made up of 68 participants. The experimental group was made up of 34 trans people. The control group was made up of 34 people with similar sociodemographic characteristics.
Results: The prevalence of bullying is 20.1% in trans people. There are no significant differences in bullying compared to the control group. There were also no differences regarding self-concept or other sociodemographic variables.
Conclusions: Our results do not support the idea, pointed out by other authors, that trans people experience more bullying or less self-concept. They have been found to receive more object-based assaults and physical abuse than harassed cisgender people
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