A study on perceived parenting style among transgender Mohta Akanksha1, Roy Prasanta Kumar2,*, Saha Pradeep Kumar3 1Clinical Psychologist, Caring Minds, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 3Director and Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India *Correspondence: Prasanta Kumar Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, 7 DL Khan Road, Kolkata-700025, West Bengal, India. prasanta.roy@gmail.com
Online published on 30 June, 2017. Abstract Background The present study aims to explore the perceived parenting style among the transgender. Methods It was a cross-sectional comparative study. Purposive sampling was used for the transgender group and group-matched nontransgender were included in the non-transgender comparative group. A sample of 62 individuals (30 transgender consisting of 22 male to female or MTF transgender and eight female to male or FTM transgender, and 32 non-transgender consisting of 24 males and eight females), male and females, between the age range of 18–40 years, and minimum educational qualification till class eight were selected after a basic interview and screening. They were assessed using the Parental Authority Questionnaire and t-test analysis was computed to analyse the obtained data. Results Authoritative parenting style was found to be significantly lower for both the parents of the participants in the transgender group. On the contrary, authoritarian parenting was found to be significantly higher for both the parents in the transgender group. Conclusions The study indicated that among the transgender group, both the parents fail to provide safe and nurturing emotional climate which has been found to be contributory to healthy development and respectful of an individual. Hence, the findings highlight the need that interventions should also focus on family acceptance as it acts as protective factor and promote their well-being. Top Keywords Gender Dysphoria, Gender Identity, LGBT, Authoritarianism. Top |