Transgender Romantic Relationships

该项目旨在研究变性人及其伴侣的浪漫关系，不仅旨在调查潜在的困难以及文化和社会学因素对他们的影响，而且还分析人们在过渡后如何适应，以便在过渡期间维持关系。该项目还将致力于调查与浪漫关系满意度相关的变量，以及过渡对变性人及其伴侣的关系满意度(积极和消极)的影响。希望该项目将增加我们对浪漫关系的总体了解，特别是对变性人的了解，并通过这样做帮助变性人为成功的过渡做好准备。基于现有文献和明显的研究差距，研究目标将集中在：-探索过渡对变性人及其伴侣的浪漫关系的影响。-探索与变性人关系满意度相关的因素。-利用这些新获得的信息，通过开发心理教育工具，为未来的个人成功过渡做好准备。这项研究的方法论参与者将从诺丁汉变性人健康中心(NCTH)以及非NHS组织和在线论坛招募。这项研究将采用混合方法。将开展一系列研究，以达到了解变性人及其伴侣的浪漫关系的目标。由于这些目标的学习方面，将主要使用定性方法。后续研究将需要大量人口样本来获得一组不同的反应，以便探索变量，包括生活质量，与恋爱关系满意度有关。将使用定量的方法。这项研究的最后部分将有助于创建一个工具，作为最终研究的一部分进行试点，目的是为变性人的成功过渡做好准备。这名学生将在整个项目中与性和关系治疗师密切合作。该项目将使研究人员能够继续她在NCTH一年的安置期间开始的变性人研究兴趣。在此期间获得的经验帮助她熟悉了人口和主题。从她的安排来看，研究人员具有对学生罕见的理解水平，因此使她处于从事这一领域研究的良好地位。这项研究的探索性性质将允许对浪漫关系的深入和全面的理解。从这项研究中获得的理解和知识不仅将使变性人、他们的伴侣和该领域的专业人员受益，而且将有助于进一步了解浪漫关系、性行为及其多样性。

This project aims to study the romantic relationships of transgender people and their partners, not only aiming at investigating potential difficulties and the influence of cultural and sociological factors on them, but also to analyse how people have adapted following transition in order to maintain relationships through transition. The project will also aim to investigate associated variables with romantic relationship satisfaction and how transition impacts (positively and negatively) on relationship satisfaction for both transgender individuals and their partners. It is hoped that the project will increase our knowledge about romantic relationships in general, but particularly in transgender people and by doing so help transgender people prepare for a successful transition.Based on the existing literature and the obvious research gaps, research objectives would focus on:- To explore the influence of transition on the romantic relationships for transgender individuals and their partners. - To explore associated factors with relationship satisfaction for transgender individuals.- Using this newly acquired information to prepare future individuals for a successful transition by the development of psycho-educational tools.Methodology Participants for this study will be recruited from the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health (NCTH) and from non-NHS organisations and online forums. The study would adopt a mixed methods approach. A series of studies will be developed in order to reach the objective of understanding both the romantic relationships for both transgender individuals and their partners. Due to the learning aspect of these aims mainly qualitative methods will be used.Following studies will require a large population sample to obtain a diverse set of responses in order to explore variables, including quality of life, associated with romantic relationship satisfaction. A quantitative methodology will be used. The final part of the study will help to create a tool to be piloted as part of the final study which will aim to prepare transgender people for a successful transition. The student will work closely with sexual and relationship therapists throughout the project.This project will enable the researcher to continue her transgender research interest, which started during her one year placement at the NCTH. The experience gained during this time has help her to familiarise with the population and subject. From her placement the researcher has a level of understanding that is rare for a student and therefore places her in a good position to undertake research in this field. The explorative nature of the study will allow for a deep and full understanding of romantic relationships. The understanding and knowledge gained from the study will not only benefit transgender individuals, their partners, and professionals in the field but it will help to gain further understanding of romantic relationships, sexuality and its diversity.