Hair removal and psychological well-being in transfeminine adults: associations with gender dysphoria and gender euphoria

Gender dysphoria in children has become a hot-button topic; however, clinical data still remain sparse on the effects of hormone therapy and transitional surgery on the physical and psychological well-being of those children. The American College of Pediatricians (as opposed to the American Academy of Pediatrics) cites studies indicating that anywhere from 77 to 94 percent of boys and 73 to 88 percent of girls desist in GD; that is, following puberty the majority of children who experience GD will identify with their assigned biological sex. After reviewing the clinical studies, this paper addresses the notion of gender from a Thomistic perspective, locating gender as a differentiation in the matter of the person flowing from the essence of the soul, resulting from the power of generation as opposed to other differences such as sight, which functions the same regardless of material differences. As a result, the paper concludes that hormone therapy cannot be morally licit for children.

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Factors Associated with Psychological Well-Being and Stress: A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Psychological Well-Being and Gender Differences in a Population of Teachers

Pedagogical Research ◽

10.29333/pr/8235 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. em0066

Author(s):

Ioannis Katsantonis

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Perspective ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Factors Associated ◽

And Gender

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Impact of Workplace Bullying on Psychological Wellbeing of Doctors in Health Care Sector of Karachi

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management, and Innovation ◽

10.52633/jemi.v3i2.81 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 429-443

Author(s):

Humera Asrar ◽

Ume Amen ◽

Ume Sumayya ◽

Adnan Butt

Keyword(s):

Workplace Bullying ◽

Well Being ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

Psychological Wellbeing ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Work Related ◽

And Gender ◽

Major Factors

Organizations today are globally facing the dilemma of inappropriate work behaviours, especially bullying, as it has long term negative effects on target employees. Workplace bullying is a major reason for work-related distress and subsequently psychological wellbeing issues for employees. The main objective of this study was to identify the effect of bullying on the psychological well-being of doctors in Karachi, Pakistan. Data from 135 doctors were collected through a structured questionnaire. Results of the study indicated that workplace bullying significantly affects the psychological well-being of employees’ and gender plays moderating effect in the relationship between workplace bullying and the psychological well-being of the doctors. The findings of the study are very important for policymakers and top management of the hospitals, to prevent the healthcare sector from the detrimental impact of this unhealthy practice and to minimize the psychological effect of bullying. This study suggests management should pay attention to designing and executing rules and policies against bullying in order to minimize the adverse results of workplace bullying. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that bullying affects create more devastating effects on female doctors than their male counterparts. Further, it was observed that skills and experience are major factors to obtain positive outcomes of employee psychological wellbeing.

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Psychological Well-being, Age and Gender can Mediate Soundscapes Pleasantness and Eventfulness: A large sample study

10.1101/2020.10.16.341834 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mercede Erfanian ◽

Andrew Mitchell ◽

Francesco Aletta ◽

Jian Kang

Keyword(s):

Sound Source ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological State ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Related Factors ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Mean ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

AbstractThere is a great deal of literature on contributing environmental factors of soundscape, the perception of the acoustic environment by humans in context. Yet the impact of some contextual and person-related factors is largely unknown. From the questionnaire, adapted from ISO12913-2 and the WHO-5 well-being index, three questions arose: are there differences in Pleasantness and Eventfulness of soundscape among different acoustic environments; are high levels of psychological well-being associated with increased Pleasantness and Eventfulness ratings; and is soundscape Pleasantness and Eventfulness consistent among different age and gender groups? The sample comprised 1180 individual questionnaires, 621 females (52.6%), 532 males (45.1%), mean age 34.95 years ± 15.62, collected from eleven urban locations. Hierarchical clustering analysis was done on the mean of each sound source question for each survey location resulting in three clusters of locations based on sound source composition: Natural-dominant, Traffic-dominant and Mixed-sources. A Kruskal-Wallis was conducted to compare the mean Pleasantness and Eventfulness scores of the three clusters, demonstrating that the soundscape assessment was significantly different depending on sound source composition. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyse the relationship between psychological well-being, age, and gender with soundscape Pleasantness and Eventfulness. Our results indicated first that the positive psychological state was associated with Pleasantness in the all-locations and mixed-sources clusters, and with Eventfulness in the traffic-dominant cluster. Secondly, while age was linked to Pleasantness in all clusters it was merely associated with the Eventfulness in the all-locations cluster. Lastly, gender was associated with Pleasantness only in the all-locations cluster. These findings offer empirical grounds for developing theories of the contextual factors on soundscape.

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Corrigendum: Friendship Quality and Gender Differences in Association With Cyberbullying Involvement and Psychological Well-Being

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02931 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Mairéad Foody ◽

Lian McGuire ◽

Seffetullah Kuldas ◽

James O'Higgins Norman

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Friendship Quality ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

And Gender

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Genital Self-Image and Aesthetic Genital Surgeries: Novel Perspectives Across the Cisgender and Transgender Spectrum

Aesthetic Surgery Journal ◽

10.1093/asj/sjab272 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gemma Sharp

Keyword(s):

Gender Dysphoria ◽

Evaluation Studies ◽

Well Being ◽

Future Research ◽

Men And Women ◽

Self Image ◽

Patient Reported ◽

And Gender ◽

Patient Reported Measures ◽

Transgender Men

Abstract Genital focused body image concerns or negative genital self-image is a common experience across the gender spectrum, including cisgender and transgender populations. Such concerns can result in lower psychological and sexual well-being. In this article, it is proposed that the development of genital self-image concerns may be partly explained by the theoretical framework of cisgenderism. This theory proposes that there are only two genders – men and women – and these are dictated solely by the appearance of the genitals. Any deviation from these two categories can result in discrimination, which particularly impacts transgender individuals. An increasing number of cisgender and transgender people are seeking out aesthetic genital procedures to alleviate genital self-image concerns (and gender dysphoria in transgender populations). The growing body of research suggests that cisgender and transgender men and women are relatively satisfied with the results of their genital procedures. However, this research is limited by a lack of standardized and validated patient-reported measures to evaluate surgical outcomes. Furthermore, despite negative genital self-image being a key motivator for surgery, it is often not included as an outcome measure. In this article, recommendations are proposed for conducting higher quality evaluation studies of aesthetic genital procedures in cisgender and transgender populations. Moreover, future research and clinical directions are suggested to assist transgender men and women who choose not to undergo genital gender confirmation surgery. The vast majority of transgender individuals do not have this surgery and so are in great need of support in managing their gender dysphoria and negative genital self-image.

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