Measuring Discrimination Against Transgender People at the University of the Basque Country and in a Non-University Sample in Spain

Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Maitane Picaza, Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria and Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White
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Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Maitane Picaza: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria: Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White: Department of Counseling, Leadership and Special Education, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: Transgender people suffer from others’ negative attitudes in many situations. The university context is one environment where further progress has to be made to ensure the inclusion of transgender people. In this study, a sample of 376 undergraduate students was collected and their attitudes towards transgender people were analyzed. A comparison was made between number of years in university, and a sample from the general public. In addition, comparisons were made by gender, since the literature shows more negative attitudes toward transgender people in men than in women. The results show relatively positive attitudes toward transgender people among higher education students, but they have little knowledge of transgender identity. In turn, researchers found significant differences between different years in the university and between genders. These results support the need to expand knowledge about transgender people in the university environment.

Keywords: discrimination; transgender; university; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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