The relationship between gender dysphoria and psychosocial maladjustment in elementary and junior high school students

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17293
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences (2017); Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: HAMADA Megumi 名古屋学芸大学, ヒューマンケア学部, 講師 (00735079)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 性別違和感 / 小中学生 / 心理社会的不適応 / 抑うつ / 攻撃性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study conducted the questionnaire study for 4th to 9th students to understand the relationship between gender dysphoria and psychosocial maladjustment in children. First, I developed an original gender dysphoria questionnaire and a factor analysis revealed that 12 items. Second, I examined for the relationship between gender dysphoria and mental health mediated by psychosocial maladjustment: interpersonal relationship, academic stress and lack of social support. Third, I examined the stability of gender dysphoria by two times. The correlation analysis revealed that the stability increased as older in the girls. On the other hand, it kept moderately in the boys.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学