Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2025
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Elizabeth Boyd
Abstract
Parents of transgender individuals can experience numerous stressors in accessing overall care and support for their child's health and well-being. Parents can also undergo significant personal growth and change because their child is transgender. Unfortunately, the majority of the current literature focuses on mothers' experiences with transgender children. This study advances knowledge that can further support families navigating life with a transgender child, as the lived experiences of fathers are greatly lacking. Furthermore, the political and environmental scope in which the family is located can impact what families face when accessing care and support for their child and can result in additional parental stress and anxiety. It is crucial to understand more about how families, specifically fathers, experience these barriers and supports in states when care is banned.
Subject Categories
Psychology
Keywords
knowledge support families transgender child, experiences of fathers
Number of Pages
113
Publisher
University of South Dakota
Recommended Citation
Perez, Ashley, "THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FATHERS WITH TRANSGENDER CHILDREN UNDER 18 IN STATES BANNING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE" (2025). Dissertations and Theses. 352.
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/352