A new questionnaire for social gender dysphoria and stress
Gender Dysphoria as a Measure of Proximal Stress: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Novel Measure of Social Gender Dysphoria
This project will create a new questionnaire to capture the social distress people experience about their gender, especially for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R21 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Washington University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Saint Louis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11005621 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are transgender or nonbinary, this project wants to build a short, clear survey that reflects the social ways gender causes distress, like being misgendered or facing discrimination. The team will work with community members to draft items, then invite people to complete the questionnaire so researchers can check how well it measures real experiences. They will compare the new questions to existing scales and to mental health and substance-use measures to see how social gender distress relates to health. The goal is a reliable, community-informed tool that can be used in future clinical and research settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse adults who have experienced social stress or distress related to their gender and are willing to complete surveys or interviews.
Not a fit: People who are cisgender or who do not experience gender-related social distress are unlikely to receive direct benefit from participating in this measure development work.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the measure could help clinicians and researchers recognize and address social sources of gender-related distress, improving support and tracking of mental health outcomes for gender-diverse people.
How similar studies have performed: Related work and the investigators' prior studies suggest social gender distress is measurable, but this specific questionnaire is new and is being developed and validated here.
Where this research is happening
Saint Louis, United States
- Washington University — Saint Louis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Galupo, Paz — Washington University
- Study coordinator: Galupo, Paz
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.