Gender Identity Disorder and Self-Stigma Among University Students in Selangor

Fatimah Sham; Anwari Hamzah; Salmi Razali; Nandang Jamiat

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9i27.5673

Authors

Fatimah Sham Centre for Nursing Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia
Anwari Hamzah Intensive Care Unit, Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Salmi Razali Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 47000 Malaysia
Nandang Jamiat Universitas Aisyiyah Bandung, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9i27.5673

Keywords:

Gender identity, gender dysphoria, self-stigma, university students

Abstract

Gender identity (GI) is the cognitive, perception and perspective of a person on his/her own sexual matters. Along with another psychiatric self-stigmatization (SS), caused low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression, suicidal ideation, tendencies among youth. The prevalence of GI and SS was relatively low and was associated. Creating appropriate intervention, both at the social education level and other levels was necessary to develop skills and to continue promoting awareness and learning about gender and transgender issues

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