Selected Aspects of Minority Stress Experienced by Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals

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Forthcoming
30 December 2025

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ISBN-13 (15)
978-83-226-4607-6

Synopsis

The book undertakes a series of analyses of potential relationships between psychological gender, the perceived level of gender dysphoria, personality variables, self-esteem, the level of interpersonal competences, the frequency of using interpersonal styles, perceived social support, the frequency of using strategies of coping with transphobia and the level of experienced transphobia and its internalized form. The study group consisted of 338 persons identifying as transgender and non-binary. The conducted analyses have shown a significant relation between perceived transphobia, internalized transphobia, and gender dysphoria, personality variables, self-esteem, interpersonal competences and styles, social support and strategies of coping with transphobia.

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Author Biography

Tomasz Jakubowski, University of Silesia in Katowice

PhD in social sciences in the field of psychology, researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Silesia in Katowice, psychologist, certified cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist. His research and teaching focus on issues related to transgenderism, prejudice against gender minorities, and psychological support for transgender and non-binary people. As a practitioner, he has been working for many years with the Tęczówka Association and the Trans-Fuzja Foundation, organizations working on behalf of gender minorities. [30.12.2025]

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