Development of Instruments to Measure Attitudes towards the Trans Community: Preliminary Analysis

Authors

  • Caleb Esteban Ponce Health Sciences University Author
  • Juan Aníbal González-Rivera Ponce Health Sciences University Author
  • Margarita Francia-Martínez Carlos Albizu University Author
  • Zahira Lespier Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v20.n1.28486

Keywords:

transgender, transsexual, psychotherapy, attitudes, scale validation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and preliminarily validate two instruments to measure attitudes of psychotherapists towards the trans community. The former instrument measures the attitudes of psychotherapists towards the transgender community and the latter, towards the transsexual community. The sample consisted of 131 participants recruited according to their availability. The results preliminarily confirmed that both scales have a one-dimensional structure. Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency index for the first scale was .75 and .85 for the second. There were no significant differences in attitudes towards the transgender and transsexual community between students and psychology professionals. We conclude that the health of trans people is a human and universal right, therefore, it is the responsibility of all psychotherapists to educate themselves about the issue and it is a debt of the educational institutions to integrate it into their curriculum.

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Author Biographies

  • Caleb Esteban, Ponce Health Sciences University

    PhD Clinical Psychology Program, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Catedrático Auxiliar. Coordinador del Comité de la Diversidad de Sexo, Género y Orientación Sexual de la Asociación de Psicología de Puerto Rico.

  • Juan Aníbal González-Rivera, Ponce Health Sciences University

    PsyD Clinical Psychology Program, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Catedrático Auxiliar.

  • Margarita Francia-Martínez, Carlos Albizu University

    PsyD Program, Clinical Psychology Department, Catedrática Asociada.

  • Zahira Lespier, Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción

    Psicóloga Clínica.

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2020-05-05 — Updated on 2020-07-04

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Development of Instruments to Measure Attitudes towards the Trans Community: Preliminary Analysis. (2020). Revista Evaluar, 20(1), 67-82. https://doi.org/10.35670/1667-4545.v20.n1.28486 (Original work published 2020)