Satisfaction with life and psychological well-being in people with gender dysphoria.
BACKGROUND
Satisfaction with life and psychological well-being have been extensively studied as measures of mental health, which has led to the development of two major traditions, the hedonic and eudaimonic. A difference has been found between subjective emotional well-being, which is often called psychological well-being, and cognitive well-being, or satisfaction with life. The aim of this study was to explore satisfaction with life and psychological wellbeing in people diagnosed with gender dysphoria (GD), and compare their results to those of the general population. We also looked for gender-related differences.


METHODS
The Fordyce Happiness Measures (or Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire) and the adaptation to Castilian Spanish of the Likert-type 5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale were applied to a control sample of 40 students and a group of 61 people with GD. Descriptive statistics and the t test for independent samples were calculated. The data were analyzed with SPSS v. 15.


RESULTS
The results indicated that the GD group had lower scores on the satisfaction with life and psychological well-being scales than the control group. No gender differences were found in satisfaction with life or psychological well-being.
Departamento de Psicología Biológica y de la salud. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
María F
MF
Rabito-Alcón
Unidad de Disforia de Género. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
José M
JM
Rodríguez-Molina
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D000068116:Gender Dysphoria / Q000523:psychology*; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires