Psychology
Trans students who leave college: An exploratory study of their experiences of gender minority stress
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article reports findings from an exploratory study of 14 trans college students who had taken leave, dropped out, and/or transferred institutions. Participants shared complex reasons for leaving college, including institutional and interpersonal experiences of gender-related stress, namely unwelcoming or insensitive campus and classroom climates, as well as a lack of trans-affirming supports and services, which made gender transitions difficult and stressful. Lack of family support and financial and academic concerns, were often intertwined with gender minority stress and contributed to some participants’ leaving.
Publication Title
Journal of College Student Development
Publication Date
2019
Volume
60
Issue
4
First Page
381
Last Page
400
ISSN
0897-5264
DOI
10.1353/csd.2019.0036
Keywords
college students, colleges, gender minority stress, interpersonal experiences
Repository Citation
Goldberg, Abbie E.; Kuvalanka, Katherine A.; and Black, Kaitlin, "Trans students who leave college: An exploratory study of their experiences of gender minority stress" (2019). Psychology. 328.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_psychology/328
