Feelings of Entrapment and Defeat Mediate the Association Between Self-Esteem and Depression Among Transgender Women Sex Workers in China

Frontiers in Psychology

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Ruijie Chang¹  Ying Wang¹  Yong Cai¹  Huwen Wang¹  Rui She²  Shuxian Zhang¹  Lhakpa Tsamlag¹  Qiuming Shen¹  Yue Shi¹  Zixin Wang²  Joseph T. F. Lau² 

[1] School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Center for Health Behaviors Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

关键词: transgender women sex workers;    depression;    self-esteem;    entrapment;    defeat;    mediating effect;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02241

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Transgender women sex workers have a high prevalence of depression. Low self-esteem and subsequent involuntary subordination (characterized by feelings of defeat and entrapment) are well-documented risk factors for depression. The object of the present study was to investigate the mediating effect of feelings of entrapment and defeat on the relationship between self-esteem and depression among transgender women sex workers in China.

【 授权许可】

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