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“Att bli felkönad är mycket mycket stressande”: En kombinerad kvantitativ och kvalitativ analys av unga trans*personers svar på frågor om upplevelse av hälsa och stress i vardagen i Folkhälsoenkät Barn och Unga i Skåne 2016

Blomstrand, Karin LU (2017) GNVK02 20171
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
In this thesis I examine how young transgender respondents in the survey, " Folkhälsoenkät
barn och unga i Skåne 2016 ” value their health and stress. A comparative quantitative
analysis of cisgender and transgender respondents demonstrate that the transgender
respondents, both binary and non binary, in general value their health less good than the
cisgender respondents. A statistic analysis within the transgroup proclaims that health and
stress is affected by assigned sex , as well as gender identity. Non binary respondents who
was assigned female at birth is the group of respondents that value both health and stress the
worst. To explore how the stress and lack of well being can be understood in relation to social
norms of gender... (More)
In this thesis I examine how young transgender respondents in the survey, " Folkhälsoenkät
barn och unga i Skåne 2016 ” value their health and stress. A comparative quantitative
analysis of cisgender and transgender respondents demonstrate that the transgender
respondents, both binary and non binary, in general value their health less good than the
cisgender respondents. A statistic analysis within the transgroup proclaims that health and
stress is affected by assigned sex , as well as gender identity. Non binary respondents who
was assigned female at birth is the group of respondents that value both health and stress the
worst. To explore how the stress and lack of well being can be understood in relation to social
norms of gender and gender identity, I combine the quantitative analysis with a qualitative
thematic analysis, using central concepts of transgender studies, queer theory and the
minority stress model as theoretical framework. The results indicates that cisnormativity,
gender binaries and environmental stigmatization affects transgender people’s self-image,
mental health and experience of school. Different groups among the transgender respondents
indicates to be affected differently by these norms. (Less)
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author
Blomstrand, Karin LU
supervisor
organization
course
GNVK02 20171
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
transperson, health and stress, Folkhälsoenkät barn och unga i Skåne, gender binary, transgender people, cisnormativity, cisnormativitet, könsbinaritet, hälsa och stress
language
Swedish
id
8925919
date added to LUP
2017-09-19 11:07:27
date last changed
2017-09-19 11:07:27
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis I examine how young transgender respondents in the survey, " Folkhälsoenkät
barn och unga i Skåne 2016 ” value their health and stress. A comparative quantitative
analysis of cisgender and transgender respondents demonstrate that the transgender
respondents, both binary and non binary, in general value their health less good than the
cisgender respondents. A statistic analysis within the transgroup proclaims that health and
stress is affected by assigned sex , as well as gender identity. Non binary respondents who
was assigned female at birth is the group of respondents that value both health and stress the
worst. To explore how the stress and lack of well being can be understood in relation to social
norms of gender and gender identity, I combine the quantitative analysis with a qualitative
thematic analysis, using central concepts of transgender studies, queer theory and the
minority stress model as theoretical framework. The results indicates that cisnormativity,
gender binaries and environmental stigmatization affects transgender people’s self-image,
mental health and experience of school. Different groups among the transgender respondents
indicates to be affected differently by these norms.}},
  author       = {{Blomstrand, Karin}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{“Att bli felkönad är mycket mycket stressande”: En kombinerad kvantitativ och kvalitativ analys av unga trans*personers svar på frågor om upplevelse av hälsa och stress i vardagen i Folkhälsoenkät Barn och Unga i Skåne 2016}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}