Transgender and Gender-Diverse Individual's Experiencesof Openness and Concealment at Work in Swede
Mejias Nihlén, Theodor ; Lundberg, Tove LU
; Wurm, Matilda
and Malmquist, Anna
(2025)
In Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- The workplace is an important part of many people's lives. Many transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals have negativeexperiences of their workplace due to discrimination and cisnormativity. Whether or not to be open about TGD experiences, andthe degree of openness, is something many TGD individuals struggle with at work. Openness is related to well-being and job satis-faction and is therefore important to consider when understanding TGD individuals' work situations. This article examines TGDindividuals' experiences of openness and concealment regarding their TGD experience at work. Thirty TGD adults from Swedenparticipated in online semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results show that the... (More)
- The workplace is an important part of many people's lives. Many transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals have negativeexperiences of their workplace due to discrimination and cisnormativity. Whether or not to be open about TGD experiences, andthe degree of openness, is something many TGD individuals struggle with at work. Openness is related to well-being and job satis-faction and is therefore important to consider when understanding TGD individuals' work situations. This article examines TGDindividuals' experiences of openness and concealment regarding their TGD experience at work. Thirty TGD adults from Swedenparticipated in online semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results show that the organiza-tional climate and physical environment, as well as leadership and human resources, set the stage for an inclusive or excludingworkplace for TGD individuals. For the individual, these aspects are taken into consideration when weighing up the risks andadvantages of being open about their TGD experience at work. Factors such as work climate, the presence of LGBTQ+ colleagues,and access to safe facilities make a difference in the decision about, and experience of, being open or concealing one's TGD expe-rience at work. Personal values, and a prerequisite to pass or not, affect decisions concerning disclosure and create different chal-lenges in managing working life as a TGD individual. Findings are helpful in better understanding TGD people's situation at workand are of use for work management and policymakers in creating a better work environment for TGD individuals. (Less)
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- Mejias Nihlén, Theodor
; Lundberg, Tove
LU
; Wurm, Matilda
and Malmquist, Anna
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025-03-25
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- minority stress, non-affirmation, stigmatization, Transgender, TGD, work-related health
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- pages
- 13 pages
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- pmid:40130670
- scopus:105000850358
- ISSN
- 1467-9450
- DOI
- 10.1111/sjop.13103
- project
- Queer Psychology in Sweden
- Minoritetsstress på jobbet: Arbetsplatsen som lindrande eller hindrande för hbtqi-personers psykiska hälsa och välmående
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- English
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