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

Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Naiara; Picaza, Maitane; Jiménez-Etxebarria, Eneritz; Cornelius-White, Jeffrey H. D.

doi:10.3390/ijerph17072374

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

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Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria

^1,*

,

Maitane Picaza

²,

Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria

¹ and

Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White

³

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Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Department of Counseling, Leadership and Special Education, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65802, USA

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(7), 2374; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072374

Submission received: 25 February 2020 / Revised: 28 March 2020 / Accepted: 29 March 2020 / Published: 31 March 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stigma, Health and Wellbeing)

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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

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Ozamiz-Etxebarria, N.; Picaza, M.; Jiménez-Etxebarria, E.; Cornelius-White, J.H.D. Measuring Discrimination Against Transgender People at the University of the Basque Country and in a Non-University Sample in Spain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2374. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072374

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Ozamiz-Etxebarria N, Picaza M, Jiménez-Etxebarria E, Cornelius-White JHD. Measuring Discrimination Against Transgender People at the University of the Basque Country and in a Non-University Sample in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(7):2374. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072374

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Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Naiara, Maitane Picaza, Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria, and Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White. 2020. "Measuring Discrimination Against Transgender People at the University of the Basque Country and in a Non-University Sample in Spain" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2374. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072374

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Ozamiz-Etxebarria, N., Picaza, M., Jiménez-Etxebarria, E., & Cornelius-White, J. H. D. (2020). Measuring Discrimination Against Transgender People at the University of the Basque Country and in a Non-University Sample in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2374. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072374

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