PSYCHO-SOCIAL CHALLENGES FACED BY EMPLOYED TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
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0023-06-12
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KINNAIRD COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the psychological and social challenges faced by employed
transgender community in Pakistan. A sample of four intersex individuals was approached
through snow-ball sampling strategy. A qualitative research design was used and the data was
collected primarily through the process of interviews in which interview guide was used as a
research instrument for collecting the data that helped the researcher to investigate the intricate
experiences of each transgender individual. Main themes were drawn from the collected
information of the respondents and narrative analysis was done to make sense of the data. The
results of the study indicated that almost all the participants encountered absurd societal
behavior and faced inequity challenges during employment that resultantly had an adverse
effect on their psychological health. Furthermore, the findings suggested various coping
strategies that participants used in order to cope with undesirable circumstances and majority
of them reported social support and use of optimistic self-talk as the most desirable coping
mechanism. Findings have implications for future research direction in the area of employed
transgender community.