NDLI: Support Experiences and Attitudes of Australian Parents of Gender Variant Children

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Author	Riggs, Damien W. Due, Clemence
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Parents of gender variant children currently receive conflicting information concerning how to respond to their child’s gender variance. This conflict arises from divisions within the academic literature between what are referred to as either reparative or affirmative approaches to working with gender variant children. The current paper reports on a scoping study designed to understand the support experiences of Australian parents of gender variant children, together with their attitudes towards gender variance. The study was mixed methods in design, including both quantitative and qualitative information gained from 61 parents of gender variant children. The major findings of the project indicate that a formal diagnosis of gender variance appears to facilitate support towards gender variant children and their parents. The study also found conflicting experiences of contact with healthcare professionals, with some participants reporting positive and supportive experiences and others reporting negative interactions with professionals. Finally, the study found that there were gender differences in relation to parental responses, namely that fathers were less supportive of their child’s gender variance. As such, the paper indicates room for improvement in relation to healthcare professionals working with gender variant children and their families, together with insight into the experiences of parents for this group of young people.
Starting Page	1999
Ending Page	2007
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10621024
Journal	Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15732843
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-06-17
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Gender variance Gender dysphoria Children Families Healthcare professionals Child and School Psychology Social Sciences Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Life-span and Life-course Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology

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