SocNet-TNB
Differentiated recording of social networks of trans* and non-binary people
Project overview
In research, the totality of social contacts is described as a person's social network. This network also describes the interaction with others and how the person is doing with these contacts.
For trans* and non-binary people, social contacts can be a double-edged sword: on the one hand, scientific surveys show that supportive contacts in the environment are enormously important. Supportive relationships keep trans* and non-binary people mentally healthy and help to alleviate stress. On the other hand, trans* and non-binary people repeatedly report a lack of acceptance or even discrimination from other people.
The SocNet-TNB study aims to analyse the supportive and stressful relationships of trans* and non-binary people in a more differentiated way than before. It also aims to investigate the influence of differentiated relationship aspects from social networks on mental health and identity development.
Further information
- Duration: from 2024
- Responsible: Junior Professorship of Specific Fields of Activity in Clinical Psychology
- Project partners: Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy III at the UW/H, University of Kassel
Project management
Junior Professor Dr. phil.
Jan Schürmann-Vengels
Junior professor
Faculty of Health (Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy) | Junior Professorship of Specific Fields of Activity in Clinical Psychology
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-8963-1129
Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50
58448 WittenRoom number: FEZ - 1.117a
