Comparison of autistic traits, alexithymia and suicidal thoughts in people suffering from Gender Dysphoria Disorder and normal people

Subject Areas : social psychology

seyyede mahsa mousavi ¹ , Nilofar Mikaeli ² , seyyede sahar asgari ghale bin ³

1 - Ph.D studentin Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
2 - Proffessor Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 - Ph.D student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

Received: 2023-08-15 Accepted : 2023-10-16 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: autistic traits, Gender Dysphoria Disorder, alexithymia, suicidal thoughts,

Abstract :

People with gender boredom obviously suffer from constant discomfort due to the inadequacy of the gender role and current feelings, abundant and continuous interest in identifying with the opposite sex without taking advantage of the specific cultural and social benefits of that sex. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing suicidal thoughts, alexithymia and autistic traits in people suffering from sexual boredom and normal people. The current research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and causal-comparative in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the current study was all people with gender dysphoria and transsexuals who were members of the Society for Support of Sexual Dysfunction Patients in Tehran province in 1401. Also, all normal people living in Tehran province were the population of normal people of this research. 50 people with gender dysphoria disorder and 50 normal people were selected in an available manner and due to the lack of in-person access to the subjects, the research data was collected in the form of an internet questionnaire. Beck (1991), Toronto Alexithymia (TAS-20) and Baron-Cohen et al (2001) autistic traits questionnaires were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance and SPSS24 software. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups of people with gender dysphoria and normal people in suicidal thoughts (F=153.64 and P<0.01), alexithymia (F=207.89 and P<0.01) and There are autistic traits (F=133.24 and P<0.01). And autistic traits, alexithymia and suicidal thoughts are more common in people with sexual boredom than in normal people. Negative attitudes towards people with gender dysphoria and lack of proper social and cultural background, in most of these people, components such as autistic traits, alexithymia and suicidal thoughts are intensified by family and society. Therefore, in order to prevent its consequences, it is felt necessary to inform the society about this concept.