Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research.
Adult Attachment and Transgender Identity in the Italian Context: Clinical Implications and Suggestions for Further Research.
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10.1080/15532739.2015.1022680
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2015
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Valerio P
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Amodeo AL;Vitelli R;Scandurra C;Picariello S;Valerio P
虽然依恋理论已被公认为一般幸福感研究的主要参考之一，但对变性人的依恋风格的研究却很少。依恋风格深受与照顾者早期关系的影响，对于性别不一致的儿童来说，这种关系往往以父母拒绝为特征。因此，跨性别者儿童和成人可能会内化社会耻辱，发展内在化的跨性恐惧症。本研究旨在探讨成人依恋与内在性跨性恐惧症之间的联系。25名男性到女性(MTF)和23名女性到男性(FtM)变性人参与了调查，填写了两份自我报告问卷：依恋风格问卷和变性人认同感调查。采用聚类分析、T检验和多元回归分析探讨依恋方式与内化性变态恐惧症之间的关系。检测到更普遍的安全附件样式。与不安全依恋类型的参与者相比，具有安全依恋风格的参与者报告的积极的变性人身份水平更高。安全型依恋显著影响积极的变性人身份，而不安全型依恋影响内化性变性恐惧症。将临床重点放在重新定义变性人的内部工作模式上，可以为心理干预提供信息，变性人可以从中受益。
Although attachment theory has been recognized as one of the main reference for the study of the general wellbeing, little research has been focused on the attachment styles of transgender people. Attachment styles are deeply influenced by the earliest relationships with caregivers, which, for gender nonconforming children, are often characterized by parental rejection. Consequently, transgender children and adults likely internalize societal stigma, developing internalized transphobia. The current research was aimed to explore the link between adult attachment and internalized transphobia. 25 male-to-female (MtF) and 23 female-to-male (FtM) transgender people participated in the survey filling in two self-report questionnaires: the Attachment Style Questionnaire and the Transgender Identity Survey. A cluster analysis, T-Test and multiple regression analysis were conducted to explore the link between attachment styles and internalized transphobia. A greater prevalence of secure attachment styles was detected. Participants with secure attachment styles reported higher levels of positive transgender identity than those with insecure attachment styles. Secure attachment styles significantly affect positive transgender identity, while insecure attachment styles influence internalized transphobia. A clinical focus on the redefinition of the Internal Working Models of transgender people can inform psychologically-focused interventions, which transgender people can benefit from.