The Comparison of Personality Traits and Subjective Well-Being in Men with and Without Gender Dysphoria

Jaryan, Maryam; Robatmili, Somaye

doi:10.22055/jacp.2018.24183.1060

The Comparison of Personality Traits and Subjective Well-Being in Men with and Without Gender Dysphoria

https://doi.org/10.22055/jacp.2018.24183.1060

Volume 2, Issue 4
Winter 2017

Pages 55-74

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Maryam Jaryan ¹

Somaye Robatmili ²

¹ M.A. Student, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare personality traits and subjectivewell-being in men with and without gender dysphoria. The study method was causal-comparative. The statistical sample of the study consisted of 30 men with gender dysphoria and 30 men without this disorder among health centers who were selected by available sampling method. Research tools consisted of Keynesian and Magyarmv subjective well-being scale(SWS (, Ahvaz Psychological Hardiness Questionnaire and Neo–FFI Five Factory Personality Inventory. For analyzing data, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used. Results showed that there is a significant difference between men with and without gender dysphoria in psychological hardiness, personality traits and subjective well-being. The study findings illustrate that psychological hardiness, personality traits and subjective well-being are psychological variables that can have a great impact on gender dysphoria disorder, therefore a proper and comprehensive plan is required to modify and adjust these variables.

Keywords

Personality traits

psychological hardiness

subjective well-being

gender dysphoria

Subjects