title: Families in transition: A literature review.
abstract: Research on the transgender population is often limited to their medical care, and in particular to their mental well-being. The social and family environment in which a social gender role transition takes place is often overlooked. Although research is limited, this article reviews the existing literature on the family aspect of a gender transition. Articles regarding three different aspects were selected for this review: first, the issue of parenthood during transition and the experiences of children with a transgender parent, second, the experiences of partners and ex-partners of transgender individuals, and third, the experiences of parents with a gender variant child. Articles were restricted to those with a focus on family members and situations during transition. For all three contexts, several mediating factors, both individual and social, were distinguished. Various challenges for future research were identified.
authors.affiliation: a Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (CELLO), University of Antwerp ;|b Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies, Government of Flanders , Belgium ;
authors.forename: Myrte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dierckx
authors.affiliation: b Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies, Government of Flanders , Belgium ;|c Centre for Sexology and Gender, Department of Endocrinology , Ghent University Hospital , Ghent , Belgium.
authors.forename: Joz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Motmans
authors.affiliation: a Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (CELLO), University of Antwerp ;|b Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies, Government of Flanders , Belgium ;
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mortelmans
authors.affiliation: b Policy Research Centre on Equality Policies, Government of Flanders , Belgium ;|c Centre for Sexology and Gender, Department of Endocrinology , Ghent University Hospital , Ghent , Belgium.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: T'sjoen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: couples; family life; parenthood; relationships; transgender; transgender youth