Mental health and life satisfaction: A comparative study between female and hijras (Transgender)

Page: 415-418
Ramesh Kumar and Rakesh Kumar Behamani (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship and gender differences on mental health, and life satisfaction. Two hundred adults (100 females, 100 transgender) completed measures of general health questionnaire-28 and life satisfaction scale. Low level of life satisfaction accompanied by general health scores that reflect social and personal psychopathology, with transgender and women scoring higher in somatic, anxiety, social dysfunctions, and severe depression. Life satisfaction significantly negatively correlated with general health (somatic, anxiety, social dysfunctions, & severe depression). The findings reveal that female’s mental health and life satisfaction better than transgender. Mental health of transgender people were significantly poor than females on somatic, anxiety and severe depression, social dysfunctions (general health).