“CARA, EU ODEIO SER MULHER!”: um estudo exploratório sobre os impactos da violência no autoconceito de gênero entre mulheres transexuais.

Abstract

The present work aims to understand the meanings attributed to violence from the perspective of transsexual women, listing the repertoire of experiences of violence they have experienced throughout their lives, the self-concept, the self-concept of gender and whether and how such experiences impacted this dimension of life. self-concept. From the methodological point of view, it is a qualitative investigation based on the multiple and exploratory case study model. Data collection took place in a multi-methodological manner (answer to a form, cognitive task and semi-structured interview) remotely, in compliance with the health protocol in force as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was carried out in two stages, the first with the objective of raising the sociodemographic profile of the participants, through the response to a sociodemographic questionnaire, made available via Google Forms, and the second with the purpose of identifying the self-concept, from the realization of the method Way, and the identification of the repertoire and meanings of violence, on the self-concept of gender and if and how these meanings impact such a dimension of self-concept, through participation in a semi-structured interview. Vale highlights that throughout the completion of the study, all ethical care was taken with regard to conducting research with human beings, as directed by Resolution No. Ethics in Research with Human Beings of the Federal University of Pará – UFPA (Opinion nº 5.013.724). The results of the study summarily point to wide experiences of violence experienced by transsexual women, the impact of these experiences on the self-concept of gender, as well as on the emotional, physical and social dimensions.