"I Didn't Want Him to Disappear" Parental Decision-Making on Access to Puberty Blockers for Trans Early Adolescents

Autor/in	Horton, Cal
Titel	"I Didn't Want Him to Disappear" Parental Decision-Making on Access to Puberty Blockers for Trans Early Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 43 (2023) 4, S.490-515 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Horton, Cal)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/02724316221107076
Schlagwörter	Puberty; Sexual Identity; Drug Therapy; Parent Role; Decision Making; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Children; Parent Attitudes; Mental Health; Well Being; Health Services; Foreign Countries; Quality of Life; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland); United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pubertät; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Parental role; Elternrolle; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Child; Kind; Kinder; Elternverhalten; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Ausland; Lebensqualität
Abstract	Puberty can be a particularly challenging time for adolescents who are transgender. Access to puberty blocking medication, commonly called 'puberty blockers', is considered an integral component of gender affirmative healthcare. Existing literature provides little insight into how parents of trans children entering into early adolescence navigate decision-making related to puberty blockers. This unique research examines parental perspectives on medical decision-making from a cohort of families with trans children who socially transitioned pre-adolescence (average age 7), and who at time of parental interview were in or approaching, early adolescence (average age 11). Data were analysed through inductive reflexive thematic analysis. Parental reflections are presented within three main themes, concern for protection of adolescent mental health and well-being, parental perspectives on adolescent consent, and managing decision-making without certainty. These findings hold relevance for healthcare policy makers, for parents of trans children, and for healthcare, social services and other professionals supporting trans adolescents and their families. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01