Sievert, E. D., Schweizer, K., Barkmann, C., Fahrenkrug, S., & Becker-Hebly, I. (2020). Not social transition status, but peer relations and family functioning predict psychological functioning in a German clinical sample of children with Gender Dysphoria. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Les artikkelen (åpen tilgang)

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This was a study of a clinical sample of 54 GD children (age 5-11) attending the Hamburg GIDS. Parental questionnaires were used to study the relationship between social transition status and psychological functioning outcomes. The findings: social transition status (living in the preferred gender role in different everyday life areas) was not significantly associated with psychological functioning. Rather social support in general (from family and peers), but not necessarily in terms of affirming the child’s gender status, impacts on psychological outcomes. This study was also a cross-sectional design so causal conclusions could not be drawn from these results.

SEGM Plain Language Conclusion: This study did not find that social gender transition was beneficial to the psychological functioning of the child. Rather, general family functioning and quality of peer relationships were identified as the key factors.