ERIC Number: EJ1223617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 20
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Trans Students Who Leave College: An Exploratory Study of Their Experiences of Gender Minority Stress
Goldberg, Abbie E.; Kuvalanka, Katherine A.; Black, Kaitlin
Journal of College Student Development, v60 n4 p381-400 Jul-Aug 2019
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
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Students, Dropouts, College Transfer Students, Stopouts, Student Attitudes, Gender Issues, Stress Variables, College Environment, Family Influence, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students, Academic Persistence, Student Needs, Sexual Identity, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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