Gender Identity Disorder and Its Relationship to Family Upbringing of Adolescents

Abstract

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the role of family upbringing methods in shaping adolescent gender identity disorder, to identify the causes, components, and disorders of the gender identity of adolescents, and to develop practical visions and suggestions to reduce and stop gender identity disorder completely. Due to the sensitivity of the topic, a questionnaire of five open-ended questions was posted on Facebook to collect the needed data, where (20) respondents answered these questions. The researcher took these (20) respondents as the study sample. The results revealed that excessive emancipation within the family, failure to employ family protection laws, and failure to monitor and follow up on children carefully cause children to turn towards rebellion. Young people feel that their desires are being fulfilled and find themselves engaging in anti-sex behavior outside the family. A young man or woman feels pleasure, comfort, and safety, and suffers from many patterns of anxiety when they behave differently from their gender stereotype. The Psychological reasons and the internal desire push them to convert to the opposite sex. The social reasons within the family including the atmosphere of family disintegration, lack of care for children, watching adolescents inside and outside the home, and monitoring their behavior could affect the orientations. All study samples indicated that people who want to change their gender suffer from serious psychological, social, and mental disorders. They feel anxiety, frustration, instability, and psychological imbalance. Finally, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and suggestions.