Journal article
Professional guidance and attitudes, self-efficacy, and sense of responsibility regarding transgender clients
Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity
05/19/2025
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000856
Abstract
Gender-affirming mental health services are important to promote resilience and well-being in transgender and gender expansive (TGE) people, yet mental health professionals feel underprepared to work with TGE clients. In this study, we utilized a Solomon four-group design to determine whether an intervention changed attitudes toward TGE people, self-efficacy in providing care, and sense of professional responsibility (SPR) to deliver affirmative care. Mann–Whitney U tests revealed that individuals who viewed TGE guidance reported significantly more positive attitudes, higher self-efficacy, and greater SPR than individuals in the control group. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests also indicated that participants who viewed the TGE guidance intervention experienced significant increases in positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and SPR from pretest to posttest. Results from data collected from 2022 to 2023 indicate that brief educational content can influence how psychologists approach trans-affirmative care in their professional roles. We discuss implications and future directions for advocacy, education and training, research, and practice.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Professional guidance and attitudes, self-efficacy, and sense of responsibility regarding transgender clients
- Creators
- Dillon J. Federici - Oklahoma State UniversityJulie M. Koch - University of IowaJiyoung Shin - University of IowaKi Cole - Oklahoma State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association; WASHINGTON
- DOI
- 10.1037/sgd0000856
- ISSN
- 2329-0382
- eISSN
- 2329-0390
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/19/2025
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984824327602771
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