Resiliência na população transgênero: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

The transgender (trans) population finds itself in a vulnerable position, being exposed to several stressful situations related to violence and stigma. Although there are divergences regarding its definition, resilience appears to be a protective factor for stressors and, therefore, could possibly contribute to mental health promotion in trans individuals. The current study aims to analyze both national and international research regarding resilience in the transgender population, with hopes to synthesize what has been studied on the subject. With that aim, a systematic review was performed using the keywords “psychological resilience” AND “transgender persons” on five different databases, three being national (ScieELO, PePSIC e BVS) and two international (PubMED e PsychINFO). Inclusion criteria were journal articles with available full text, relevant results regarding resilience and with samples exclusively composed of transgender individuals, with a final sample of 11 journal articles. Results showed an absence of national studies on the subject, a wide range of definitions for resilience and an almost totality of samples originating from the US and Canada. Meyer’s minority stress model (2003) was mentioned as related to resilience on a large portion of the sample, which also evidenced the importance of social relationships as a source of resilience in the face of stressors and violent situations. Other variables cited in the sample were age as an enabler for the development of resilience, emotional stability and self-esteem. Future research should investigate the subject nationally, considering difficulty in generalizing results due to cultural differences, as well as new, more ample reviews on different databases.