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Transphobic Violence in Educational Centers: Risk Factors and Consequences in the Victims’ Wellbeing and Health

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  • Elena Maria Gallardo-Nieto

    (Department of Pedagogy, Rovira i Virgili University, 43007 Tarragona, Spain)

  • María Espinosa-Spínola

    (Faculty of Social Work, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Oriol Ríos-González

    (Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology, Rovira i Virgili University, 43007 Tarragona, Spain)

  • Carme García-Yeste

    (Department of Pedagogy, Rovira i Virgili University, 43007 Tarragona, Spain)

Abstract

School violence and bullying re worrying problems due to their growing prevalence and severe consequences for adolescent and youth health and wellbeing. Sociocultural factors can contribute to, complicate, and increase the cases of violence in classrooms and spaces related to educational centers. Transphobic violence in this article is defined as the type of violence suffered by transgender and nonbinary adolescents and youth as a manifestation of the problem of discrimination and hate against gender and sexual diversity. This work intends to study the complex sociocultural dynamics of violence detected in educational contexts affecting transgender and nonbinary adolescents and youth identified by recent high- impact studies. At the same time, we aim to fill the gap in the scientific literature on transphobic violence and articulate successful strategies to prevent and combat it. In this review, transphobic violence is defined as the violence affecting transgender adolescents and youth, continuous in time, influenced by peers, and taking place in spaces or realities related to educational centers. The reviewed studies point at the complexity of this kind of violence due to the combination of socio-personal factors and its variety in manifestations. Furthermore, we study the consequences of transphobic violence for the wellbeing and health of transgender and nonbinary adolescents and youth to deepen the knowledge of their mental health repercussions. We end by providing suggestions for how this problem can be prevented in educational environments, grounded on scientific evidence in the materialization of a transformative approach.

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  • Elena Maria Gallardo-Nieto & María Espinosa-Spínola & Oriol Ríos-González & Carme García-Yeste, 2021. "Transphobic Violence in Educational Centers: Risk Factors and Consequences in the Victims’ Wellbeing and Health," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-15, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:1638-:d:492717
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    1. Jesús Esteban Mora & Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez & Juan Pedro Martínez Ramón, 2022. "Attitudes toward Transsexuality, Empathy, and Bullying in Young Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-15, March.

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