Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine concordance and discordance in how different family members in families with transgender or nonbinary (TNB) youth described topics related to the TNB youth’s gender identity and its effects on the family. TNB youth, ages 7–18 years, and their caregivers (54 family members: 20 TNB youth, 34 caregivers) participated in one-on-one qualitative interviews. Interview transcripts were analyzed to determine concordance/discordance in family members’ responses (between TNB youth and each caregiver, between caregivers in two-caregiver families, and among all three family members) to 13 different interview questions. Results indicated the highest concordance was found between family members regarding how the youth’s gender identity affected family relationships. The highest discordance was found in family member’s descriptions of the TNB youth’s gender expression and future expectations for the TNB youth. Findings from this study have implications for supporting families with TNB youth.

摘要

本研究的目的是检查跨性别或非二元性 (TNB) 青年家庭中不同家庭成员如何描述与 TNB 青年的性别认同及其对家庭的影响相关的话题的一致性和不一致性。7-18 岁的国能青年及其看护者（54 名家庭成员：20 名国能青年，34 名看护者）参加了一对一的定性访谈。对访谈记录进行了分析，以确定家庭成员对 13 个不同访谈问题的回答（TNB 青年和每个看护者之间、两个看护者家庭的看护者之间以及所有三个家庭成员之间）的一致性/不一致性。结果表明，在青少年的性别认同如何影响家庭关系方面，家庭成员之间的一致性最高。家庭成员对国能青年性别表达的描述和对国能青年的未来期望方面的差异最大。这项研究的结果对支持有 TNB 青年的家庭有影响。