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Psychological Perspectives On The Lives Of Transgender Individuals: A Review Of The Literature, Kaitlyn N. Fritz
Psychological Perspectives On The Lives Of Transgender Individuals: A Review Of The Literature, Kaitlyn N. Fritz
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Transgender people as a whole suffer from social invisibility, as the general public is often misinformed about them. Because of the misinformation and ignorance surrounding public opinion of transgender people, it is difficult to conduct psychological studies involving this population. The purpose for this review is to shed some light on how the lives of transgender peoples actually are. The main areas that will be addressed in this review include tracking how transgenderism has been viewed from a clinical psychology perspective in the current and past editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, how transgender people face transphobia and are …
What Is The Relationship Between Adolescent Adjustment And Distress From Ostracism?, Taylor A. Nelson
What Is The Relationship Between Adolescent Adjustment And Distress From Ostracism?, Taylor A. Nelson
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This investigation examined the relationship between adolescent adjustment and distress from ostracism. Specifically, it looked at whether peer victimization and maternal consulting about peer relationships moderate the relationship between adolescents' overall depression and distress from ostracism. Several questions were of interest. First, is the relationship between adolescents' overall depression and distress from ostracism moderated by maternal consulting? It was hypothesized that higher levels of overall depression in conjunction with higher levels of consulting will be related to lower levels of distress. Second, is the relationship between adolescents overall depression in distress from ostracism moderated by victimization? It was hypothesized that …