Effect of a Narrative-Based Online Course Aimed at Reducing Stigma Toward Transgender Children and Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma toward transgender children and adolescents negatively impacts their health and educational outcomes. Contact with members of stigmatized groups can dismantle stereotypes and reduce stigma by facilitating exposure to the unique cognitive and emotional perspectives of individuals within the group. Recent evidence suggests that video-based contact interventions can be as effective as face-to-face encounters, but challenges lie in protecting the identities of transgender youth, since many of them live in stealth.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the impact of an animated online course, rooted in authentic, personal narratives, on course participants' stigma toward transgender youth.

Methods

The online course was offered free of charge on Coursera a

SUBMITTER: Greuel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11757976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature