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Antonio Prunas, Annalisa Anzani, Annalisa Anzani, Marco Di Sarno, Social and Psychological Correlates of Transphobia, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 14, Issue Supplement_4b, May 2017, Page e240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.04.678
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Introduction and objectives
Hill (2002) defines transphobia in terms of “emotional disgust toward individuals who do not conform to society’s gender expectations” (Hill and Willoughby 2005, p. 533). While there is established literature on homophobia, transphobia is still an understudied area, particularly in terms of the psychological variables implied.
Aim of the present study is to assess which socio-demographical and psychological variables (psychopathology, defense mechanisms and pathological personality traits) are associated with transphobia in a sample of Italian University students.
Population sample
165 students were voluntarily recruited among those attending 3 public universities in Milan (Italy), by word of mouth and ads posted in public places. 49 were cisgender males (29.7%) and 116 cisgender females (70.3%); mean age was 24.32 years (SD=± 4.887; age range: 18–49 years). As for sexual orientation, 132 participants (80%) were self-identified exclusively heterosexual, while 33 were self-identified homosexuals, bisexuals or asexuals.
Methods
The students completed a battery of questionnaires (presented in randomized order) including:
