Eudaimonic Well-Being in Transsexual People, Before and After Gender Confirming Surgery

Eudaimonic Well-Being in Transsexual People, Before and After Gender Confirming Surgery

Gender confirming surgery (GCS) and cross-sex hormones (CSH) are crucial steps in the self-realization of a transsexual individual. However, no study has analyzed the outcome of GCS in a eudaimonic perspective, nor explored eudaimonic well-being before GCS. The study compares the eudaimonic well-bei...

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Published in:Journal of happiness studies Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 1305 - 1317
Main Authors: Prunas, Antonio, Fisher, Alessandra D., Bandini, Elisa, Maggi, Mario, Pace, Valeria, Todarello, Orlando, De Bella, Chiara, Bini, Maurizio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-10-2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Discrimination
Economics
Gender
Harassment
Hormones
Medicine
Personal development
Personality and Social Psychology
Philosophy
Positive Psychology
Quality of Life Research
Research Paper
Self-actualization
Social Sciences
Surgery
Transgender persons
Transsexuality
Victims
Well being
Eudaimonic well-being
Transphobic violence
Transsexualism
Gender confirming surgery
Gender transition
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Summary:Gender confirming surgery (GCS) and cross-sex hormones (CSH) are crucial steps in the self-realization of a transsexual individual. However, no study has analyzed the outcome of GCS in a eudaimonic perspective, nor explored eudaimonic well-being before GCS. The study compares the eudaimonic well-being of trans men (N = 56) and women (N = 89) before and after GCS; in the MtF sample, a further comparison was carried out between those who never started any medical intervention and those who were already taking CSH. Finally, the impact of experiences of harassment, discrimination and violence on eudaimonic well-being in the post-surgery sample was explored. All participants completed the Psychological Well-being Scales (Ryff in J Pers Soc Psychol 57:1069–1081, 1989 ) and, only the post-surgery sample, a questionnaire to assess previous experiences of harassment, discrimination and violence. Both in MtF and FtM participants, those who already received GCS showed higher scores on self-acceptance; in the MtF sample, higher scores were also found on environmental mastery and lower scores on personal growth. The association between experiences of discrimination on well-being was limited and positive, with higher scores in personal growth only in FtM participants who reported being victims of such experiences. Our results suggest that both MtF and FtM transsexuals show higher levels of eudaimonic well-being after GCS.
ISSN:1389-4978
1573-7780
DOI:10.1007/s10902-016-9780-7