Background: Regarding the process of transsexuality as a topic in the domain of
sex study is not well-cared so far in different cultures. The
present research aims to investigate the social causes expending the
tendency sex change surgery among transsexual youth in province Tehran. Methods: Descriptive and survey methods were used to analyze data collected
through questionnaires. The population included 312 transsexuals referring to
Welfare Organization of Tehran. A sample of 150 cases was selected through
Cochrane's sampling formula. Independent variables included culture,
socio-economic status, religious values, civil-jurisprudence knowledge, and
political sway. Sexual change (from male to female and vice versa) was regarded
as the dependent variable. Results analyzed through the use of statistical
tests and software SPSS. Findings: Regarding the correlation
coefficient obtained, the findings show that
there is a significant relationship between, 1. Parental absence (female to male: 0.61) (male to female: 76), 2. Family support (female to male: 0.43) (male to female: 0.53), 3. Family satisfaction (female to male: 0.37) (male to female: 0.31), 4. Life expectancy (male to female: 0.64
((female to male: 0.53), 5.
Labeling (female to male: 0.69) (male
to female: 0.73) 6. Adherence to traditional values (female to male: 0.59) (male to female: 0.70) 7. Employment (female
to male: 0.59) (male to female: 0.63), 8. Income
(female to male: 0.89) (male
to female: 0.91), 9. Education (female to male: 0.67) (male to female: 0.55), 10. Adherence to religious beliefs and values (female to male: 0.73) (male to female: 0.66), 11. Non-existence of legal laws and acts (female to male: 0.39) (male to female: 0.26), 12. Performance of governmental organizations on one hand and tendency
to sexual change on the other hand (female to male: 0.39) (male to female: 0.33). Conclusion: The present study confirms that the most effective and important cause
tendency in expenditing sex change surgery was include income level, the
absence of either per both parents, stigmatizing and adherence to religious
beliefs minimum cause was family
satisfaction that: 1- with financial support and public insurance and development of
special hospitals 2- by giving information to families, 3- for acceptance by the society, Can to help them (some of people with gender identity disorder) |