RT Article
T1 Childhood Parental Neglect, Abuse and Rejection Among Transgender Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 40
IS 5/6
SP 1484
OP 1499
A1 Rafael, Ricardo de Mattos Russo
A2 Silva, Nathalia Leal
A2 Depret, Davi Gomes
A2 Gonçalves de Souza Santos, Helena
A2 Silva, Kleison Pereira da
A2 Catarina Barbachan Moares, Advi
A2 Braga do Espírito Santo, Tiago
A2 Caravaca-Morera, Jaime Alonso
A2 Wilson, Erin C.
A2 Moreira Jalil, Emilia
A2 Knupp, Virginia Maria de Azevedo Oliveira
A2 Veloso, Valdiléa Gonçalves
A2 Grinsztejn, Beatriz
A2 Velasque, Luciane de Souza
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1916621023
AB We aimed to estimate the proportions of childhood parental neglect, abuse, and rejection and to evaluate the co-occurrence of these experiences among transgender women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample enrolled between July 2019 and March 2020, using an adapted version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Proportions and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Kendall correlation with Tau-b estimator was used in the bivariate analyses. We gathered data from 139 participants. The most prevalent types of childhood traumas were emotional abuse (60.43%, 95% CI [51.79, 68.62]), physical abuse (57.55%, 95% CI [48.90, 65.89]) and sexual abuse (44.60%, 95% CI [36.18, 53.27]). Severe to extreme physical and emotional abuse occurred among 40.29% (95% CI [32.06, 48.93]) and 5.75% (95% CI [2.51, 11.02]) of participants, respectively. The proportion of parental rejection (eviction) was 32.37% (95% CI [25.04, 40.69]) and occurred with the other forms of abuse, except sexual abuse. Multiple types of childhood abuse, neglect, and parental rejection were observed among transgender women in our sample. The harmful effects of childhood abuse on the mental and physical health of people in the transgender population are of concern, particularly considering the cumulative effect produced by the co-occurrence of such events and their harmful lifetime effects. It is urgently necessary to debate and formulate public policies to ensure the right to gender expression from childhood.
K1 GLBT
K1 Sexual Abuse
K1 Physical Abuse
K1 Neglect
K1 Child Abuse
DO 10.1177/08862605241259018