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Transgender community resilience on YouTube: Constructing an informational, emotional, and sociorelational support exchange
Author(s) -
Rothbaum Beatrice,
Etengoff Chana,
Uribe Elizabeth
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22781
Subject(s) - extant taxon , psychology , narrative , transgender , psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , social psychology , community resilience , emotional support , resource (disambiguation) , social support , computer science , computer network , philosophy , linguistics , physics , evolutionary biology , psychoanalysis , biology , thermodynamics
This strength‐based, mixed‐methods study explored how trans individuals utilize transvlogs as a community building and resilience resource. Eighty‐six transvlog viewers explained their motivation for viewing transvlogs and additionally rated their self‐efficacy and well‐being. Narrative analyses indicate that participants viewed transvlogs to gain informational, emotional, and sociorelational resources. Twelve percent of participants additionally shared those resources with others and contributed to a relational resilience exchange. In addition, transvlog viewers' self‐efficacy and well‐being scores were higher than previously reported means. While prior research has noted the benefits of transvlog creation, the present study furthers this study by suggesting that transvlog viewers interactionally benefit as well. Participants in this study were not passive viewers, but rather active, agentive contributors to a trans community resilience exchange. Building on this study, we conclude with a discussion of how therapists can incorporate extant trans‐created resources to foster trans community resilience.