A STUDY OF TRANSGENDERS IN RELATION TO PERCEIVED STRESS, LONELINESS, QUALITY OF LIFE AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY

Background : Transgenders are in a society that is unkind to them. Those who identify as transgender frequently encounter bias, prejudice, threats of physical damage, and violent acts. There is still a long way to go in ensuring that this population has access to adequate services and combating the prejudice and harassment. Objective : The primary objective of this study was to study the relationship amongst perceived stress, loneliness, quality of life & emotional maturity of urban and rural transgenders (N=50). Method :A sample of total 50 transgenders including 25 rural transgenders & 25 urban transgenders of the age range between 24-45 were taken. The tools used for collecting data were Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), UCLA Loneliness Scale, WHOQOL- BREF Scale and Emotional Maturity Scale. Results : In results correlation is calculated and significant relationship can be found among rural and urban transgenders on Perceived stress, Loneliness, Quality of Life and Emotional maturity. No correlation was found between perceived stress and loneliness. Negatively strong correlation is found in perceived stress and quality of life loneliness and quality of life emotional maturity and quality of life. Positive strong correlation is found in perceived stress and emotional maturity loneliness and emotional maturity. Conclusion :They have strong ability to handle emotions and right strategies of healing themselves. It also seems that to earn better livelihood they absorb their loneliness to reflect themselves more emotionally stable and independent to the society might be the reason behind their artificial strength and increasing growth which in total effect their social adjustment and personal integration adversely.