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Table 3 Gender minority stress subscale scores among transgender women and transfeminine people, January–June 2020 (N = 277)

From: Gender minority stress and access to health care services among transgender women and transfeminine people: results from a cross-sectional study in China

Subscales (number of items)

Range

Completion

N (%)

Alpha*

Total score

Mean ± SD¶

Discrimination (5)

0–5

273 (98.6)

0.72

2.57 ± 1.65

Rejection (6)

0–6

271 (97.8)

0.80

2.68 ± 2.08

Victimization (6)

0–6

246 (88.8)

0.84

2.64 ± 2.08

Non-affirmation of gender identity (6)

0–18

276 (99.6)

0.88

11.92 ± 3.68

Internalized transphobia (8)

0–24

274 (98.9)

0.93

12.93 ± 5.40

Negative expectations for future (9)

0–27

276 (99.6)

0.93

15.37 ± 5.70

Non-disclosure of gender identity (5)

0–15

274 (98.9)

0.89

9.15 ± 3.41

  1. *Cronbach’s alpha of internal consistency based on standardized items