The Association Between Family Planning and Psychological Distress in Individuals With Minoritized Gender Identities in Germany: A Cross‐Sectional Study During the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 Pandemic
Our findings revealed that TGD individuals reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to cisgender participants and expressed a lower desire for parenthood. These results highlight the need for targeted support from social services and health care providers, particularly in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Tailored interventions are essential to address the mental health burden and to reduce the additional hurdles TGD individuals face when considering parenthood.
Authors
- Christian J. Thaler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-9316)
- Falk Batz
- Lennard Schröder
- Eva Lermer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6600-9580)
- Alaleh Zati zehni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0926-6775)
- Joachim Behr
- Sven Mahner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-129X)
- M. Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2961-0251)
- Pichit Buspavanich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4545-2575)
Institutions
- Technische Hochschule Augsburg (DE)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- München Klinik (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (DE)
- Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psrh.70038
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00