Abstract Transgender people often experience oppression because of gender nonconformity. They represent an extremely stigmatized population at high risk developing mental health problems. The minority stress model is a theoretical used to understand social stigma as potential cause disparities faced by the transgender population. In Italy, studies applying this are limited. current study applied sample Italian ( n = 149), analyzing effects prejudice events, expectations rejection, and...

Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people are a highly-stigmatized population. For this reason, they might internalize society's normative attitudes develop negative mental health outcomes. As an extension of the minority stress model, psychological mediation framework sheds light on processes through which anti-transgender discrimination affect health. Within framework, current study aimed at assessing in 149 TGNC Italian individuals role internalized transphobia as mediator...

Although recent research has highlighted that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youths represent a resilient population, they still suffer from social stigma oppression, being potentially at additional risk of developing negative mental health outcomes. One the main environments where violence harassment against this population are present is school. Within school contexts, impact teachers can have on educational experiences LGBT seems to be crucial point. This paper explored...

Although the rate of lesbian and gay (LG) parents is increasing, adults are less likely than heterosexual to be parents, as desire intention become a parent tend lower. This study aims at assessing 290 childless LG individuals (120 women 170 men) explore influence minority stress, gender differences, legalization civil unions in Italy on parenting intention. The results indicated that stressors associated with dimensions included prejudice events, outness, internalized homophobia for women,...

Transgender people experience systematic oppression due to societal endorsement of binary notions gender. As a result, they are at risk for self-stigmatization via the internalization negative attitudes about being transgender. Thus, researchers need instruments assess multilayered nature transgender identity and its role in mental health well-being. This study evaluated psychometric characteristics Identity Survey (TIS) an Italian sample 149 people. The TIS assesses levels pride, shame,...

Introduction: Although attachment theory has been recognized as one of the main references for study general well-being, little research focused on styles transgender people. Attachment are deeply influenced by earliest relationships with caregivers, which, gender-nonconforming children, often characterized parental rejection. Consequently, children and adults likely internalize societal stigma, developing internalized transphobia. The current was aimed to explore link between adult

During the 1980s and early 1990s, homophobia sexism were pervasive in sport contexts due to their sex-segregation, male-domination, heteronormative culture. In last two decades, a change attitudes toward gender sexuality, particular within typically masculine sports, has been observed. Notwithstanding that, no research assessing if this also occurred Italy was conducted. Using semi-structured focus groups adopting framework of Inclusive Masculinity Theory, current study explored sexist...

Despite the rapid increase in lesbian and gay (LG) people who desire decide to become parents, LG childless individuals may encounter serious obstacles parenthood process, such as minority stress. Notwithstanding, psychological processes by which prejudice events might affect parents are still understudied. As an extension of stress theory, mediation framework sheds light on these processes, it encompasses a more clinical view Within this framework, current study aimed at assessing role...

This study presents a training program developed with eight transgender youths who experienced transphobic episodes. Two focus groups were conducted and the 14-Item Resilience Scale was administered to evaluate effectiveness in improving resilience. The intervention followed an empowerment, peer-group-based methodology. Three themes identified: identity affirmation, self-acceptance, group as support. A three-waves repeated measures ANOVA confirmed increase resilience levels. Suggestions for...

Muscle dysmorphia is characterised by a strong preoccupation with being lean and muscular, negative psychological social consequences. The condition mostly affects men, mainly because of sociocultural messages promoting hyper-muscular forms as ideal male figures. Relatively few studies have examined muscle in transgender people. Using sample 293 Italian adults, this study we compared symptoms (drive for size, appearance anxiety/avoidance functional impairment) across 60 binary (women men...

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is among the most frequent maladaptive behaviors reported in adolescence, with prevalence rates around 18-22% community samples worldwide. The onset of NSSI typically occurs between early and middle a peak during adolescence (14-15 years) subsequent decline late adolescence. This study investigated growth curves across four years analyzing simultaneously probability engagement at least once (i.e., prevalence) frequency initiated severity). Furthermore,...

Corrective approaches taken by teachers towards gender nonconformity in childhood may increase the pressure that children feel, negatively affecting well-being and development. This study was aimed at assessing whether of 305 pre-service preschool primary school are influenced sexist homophobic attitudes feelings. The results indicated majority sample would adopt a supportive affirmative approach childhood. Notwithstanding, also showed sexism likelihood adopting corrective only to...

Bisexual people are a strongly stigmatized population experiencing health disparities caused by social stigmatization. The predominant framework helping to understand these and the impact of stigma on mental groups belonging sexual minority identity constitutes stress theory. In Italy, studies assessing this model in bisexual populations very limited. Within framework, current study aimed at 381 Italian individuals (62 men 319 women) effects anti-bisexual discrimination, proximal stressors...

In the last few years, research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health increased, but little scientific literature has been focused bisexual health. This critical review aims at understanding relationship between discrimination towards people their mental physical The first part of article reviews different forms discrimination, such as biphobia, invisibility, bi-erasure, showing how biphobia is from homophobia, especially considering heavily it perpetrated inside outside...

While overt instances of harassment and violence towards LGBQ+ individuals have decreased in recent years, subtler forms heterosexism still shape the social academic experience students higher education contexts. Such forms, defined as microaggressions, frequently include environmental slights that communicate hostile derogatory messages about one's sexual-minority status. However, there is some evidence suggesting microaggressions deleterious effects on all students, regardless their sexual...

Educational institutions should ensure that students develop a professional identity, as well safeguarding their well-being and activating awareness change processes. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy group psychodynamic counselling means reinforcing academic identity – considered forerunner psychological in final-year undergraduates studying clinical psychology. Thirty-three final-year-students psychology who participated six sessions were compared with sixteen had never an...

Abstract Introduction Online sexual activities (OSAs) are behaviors involving online content and stimuli categorized into non-arousal (N-OSAs), solitary arousal (S-OSAs), partnered (P-OSAs). As such in older age remain largely underexamined, this study aimed to explore OSAs a sample of Italian adults, analyzing their associations with gender orientation, considering permissiveness as moderator. Methods One hundred fourteen cisgender participants (85 men 29 women) aged from 52 79 years old (...

Metacognitive skills and agency are among the main psychological abilities a clinical psychologist should have. This study aimed to assess efficacy of group psychodynamic counselling as training device able enhance metacognitive in final-year undergraduates psychology within an educational context. Thirty-three students participated experiential laboratory lasting two months. Participants completed measures regarding at pre-, post-treatment, 3-month follow-up assessment. The results...

Abstract Introduction Schools are among the most homophobic social contexts, where students who do not conform to gender norms at high risk of stigma and discrimination. Method Using a multilevel approach, aim current was examine whether adolescents’ engagement in bullying behavior associated with personal values stereotyped victim-blaming attributions individual level, perceptions school as community frequency teachers’ reaction incidents classroom level. Data were collected 2010. The...

Abstract Research on bullying victimization has expanded to specific forms of harassment based discriminatory bias, which involve aggressive behavior targeting an individual's identity characteristics, such as sexual orientation and/or gender expression. Recent studies have documented elevated health risks associated with homophobic above and beyond general victimization. The aim the current study was test unique contribution adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) analyze buffering role...