Communicating While Transgender: Apprehension, Loneliness, and Willingness to Communicate in a Canadian Sample

Matthew Heinz

SAGE Open, 2018, vol. 8, issue 2, 2158244018777780

Abstract: This mixed-methods study draws on quantitative and qualitative data on interpersonal communication measures and experiences of Canadian transgender people under the framework of Meyer’s minority stress model. Based on administration of three surveys (Willingness to Communicate; Personal Report of Communication Apprehension; and University of California, Los Angeles [UCLA] Loneliness scales), the participants in this study rated higher on communication apprehension and loneliness and were less willing to communicate than broader population means. The 44 participants identified key communication stressors in interactions with cisgender individuals and generated recommendations to facilitate less stressful communication climates. Communication climate, social isolation, and cisnormativity emerged as fundamental themes affecting interpersonal communication dynamics.

Keywords: transgender; Canada; social isolation; loneliness; communication apprehension; willingness to communicate; minority stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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