Attitudes towards transgender people in the university community

  1. Martin-Castillo, David 1
  2. Garcia Arenas, Jose Joaquin
  3. Pastor-Bravo, María del Mar 1
  4. Sánchez-Muñoz, María 1
  5. Jiménez-Barbero, José Antonio 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Murcia
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    Universidad de Murcia

    Murcia, España

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Journal:
Methaodos. revista de ciencias sociales

ISSN: 2340-8413

Year of publication: 2023

Issue Title: Monográfico sobre dimensiones emergentes del odio; m231101a08

Volume: 11

Issue: 1

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17502/MRCS.V11I1.674 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Varios estudios han indicado la existencia de actitudes transfóbicas en el sistema educativo. Esto se extiende a la comunidad universitaria, lo que tiene consecuencias psicosociales negativas en las personas trans. Objetivos: El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la actitud de los estudiantes universitarios hacia las personas trans. Se utilizó un diseño correlacional transversal con una muestra de 1701 estudiantes universitarios con edades entre 18 y 68 años. Los resultados muestran la presencia de actitudes negativas hacia las personas trans en la comunidad universitaria. También muestra la existencia de una relación entre estas actitudes y otras variables, como la empatía, la autoestima y los estilos parentales. Nuestros resultados indican que las actitudes negativas de los estudiantes universitarios hacia las personas trans podrían estar relacionadas con variables psicológicas y sociales como la empatía, la autoestima y los estilos parentales, lo que apunta a una probable relación entre los estilos parentales y la empatía en los hijos. Dentro de las implicaciones para la práctica se sugiere la importancia de fomentar actitudes inclusivas y de aceptación de la diversidad en la formación escolar y universitaria, con programas centrados en el desarrollo de empatía y autoestima.

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