Congruence, Stress Adaptation and General Health of Transgender
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Transgender, Stress Adaptation, Congruence, General HealthAbstract
Background: Transgender congruence quantifies the extent to which transgender people feel authentic and comfortable with their external appearance and presence, and how much they accept their identity over their socially prescribed identity. Transgender congruence affects their stress adaptation and general health.
Objective: This study is designed to deduce transgender individuals’ ability to stress adaptation, congruence and its impact on their health. To see the differences in Stress Adaptation and General Health regarding different work professions
Methods: A Qualitative cross-sectional correlational research design was used. A sample of 150 transgender individuals from Lahore was selected. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and analysed using SPSS 27. Descriptive, correlation, and regression analyses were conducted to find the correlation and prediction.
Results: Results indicate that congruence, stress adaptation and general health are positive and significantly correlated with each other.
Conclusion: It was concluded that when transgender individuals have more congruence, they have stronger adaptive skills for managing their stress (resilience and thriving) and above-average general health.
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