Actitudes hacia las personas transexuales en la comunidad universitaria
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Varios estudios han indicado la existencia de actitudes transfóbicas en el sistema educativo. Esto se extiende a la comunidad universitaria, lo que tiene consecuencias psicosociales negativas en las personas trans. Objetivos: El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la actitud de los estudiantes universitarios hacia las personas trans. Se utilizó un diseño correlacional transversal con una muestra de 1701 estudiantes universitarios con edades entre 18 y 68 años. Los resultados muestran la presencia de actitudes negativas hacia las personas trans en la comunidad universitaria. También muestra la existencia de una relación entre estas actitudes y otras variables, como la empatía, la autoestima y los estilos parentales. Nuestros resultados indican que las actitudes negativas de los estudiantes universitarios hacia las personas trans podrían estar relacionadas con variables psicológicas y sociales como la empatía, la autoestima y los estilos parentales, lo que apunta a una probable relación entre los estilos parentales y la empatía en los hijos. Dentro de las implicaciones para la práctica se sugiere la importancia de fomentar actitudes inclusivas y de aceptación de la diversidad en la formación escolar y universitaria, con programas centrados en el desarrollo de empatía y autoestima.
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David Martin-Castillo, University of Murcia
Professor of Psychosocial Sciences applied to Nursing at the University of Murcia. PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Murcia. Nurse in the Murcian Health Service. Investigator profile: Participation as a researcher in the Social Psychology Research Group of the University of Murcia from 2019 to the present.
Jose Joaquin Garcia Arenas, Catholic University of San Antonio de Murcia
PhD Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy and Nursing at the Catholic University of San Antonio since 2015. PhD from the Migue Hernández University of Elche since 2015 Occupational therapist working in a mental health center since 2006 in the Murcian health service. Investigator profile: Principal investigator of the line "Clinical research in occupational therapy" since 2017.
María del Mar Pastor-Bravo, University of Murcia
PhD from the University of Murcia. Master in Health, Women and Care and Master in Gender Equality. She has a positive evaluation as a doctoral assistant professor since April 2016 and a positive evaluation as a contracted doctoral professor since September 2018. Recognized: 1 five-year teaching period and 1 section of research experience (six-year period). Professor of the Nursing Degree in Cartagena and the Master of Health, Women and Care. Quality Coordinator (since 2018) and mobility coordinator (since 2020) of the Cartagena University School of Nursing, a center attached to the University of Murcia and Director of the Master's Degree in Health, Women and Care since 2021. She participates, among others, in the Research Group "Cuidados Enfermeros Avanzados" of the Murcian Institute for Biosanitary Research, IMIB, and the research group "prevention of gender violence" in Quito, Ecuador. She has more than forty-five published scientific articles, of which 20 are indexed in JCR, placing 9 of them in the first quartile (Q1). She has been PI of the Regional research project “TransSalud: Participatory action research project for the promotion of care for trans people in the Region of Murcia”.
María Sánchez-Muñoz, University of Murcia
Develops her care and teaching activity as a Clinical Psychologist at the Mental Health Center (Murcia Health Service) since 2006. Psychologist specialized in Clinical Psychology (via PIR) since 2006. PhD in Psychology from the University of Murcia since 2017. Researcher profile: Participation as a researcher in the Social Psychology research group of the University of Murcia from 2012 to the present.
José Antonio Jiménez-Barbero, University of Murcia
Professor contracted with a permanent doctorate since 2021 at the Faculty of Nursing from the University of Murcia. Recognized 1 five-year teaching period and 1 section of experience. Researcher (six-year term), alive until 2024. Doctor from the University of Murcia since 2013. Nurse specialist in Mental Health since 2009 through residency (EIR). Investigator profile: Participation as a researcher in the Social Psychology Research Group of the University of Murcia from 05/09/2012 to the present and Participation as a Researcher in the Research Group "Nursing Care Advanced” from the Murcian Institute for Biosanitary Research, IMIB.
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