The theory of transitions as a framework for research on gender identity
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2025.87353Keywords:
Nursing, Child, Adolescent, Transgender Persons, Gender IdentifyAbstract
Objective: to promote a reflection on the Theory of Transitions from the gender identity perspective in children and adolescents. Content: a descriptive study of a reflective nature that analyzed the aspects related to the gender identity transition from the perspective of the theoretical assumptions of transitions. The reflection results were presented through two analysis axes: the first one details Afaf Meleis' conceptual assumptions and the second explores the convergence of Meleis' theory with the possible contributions to research questions on gender identity regarding its limits, possibilities and developments in the personal, community and social systems. Final considerations: the reflections on Meleis' Theory of Transitions made it possible to recognize and understand phenomena that ease the transition process in these children and adolescents, turning the Theory into a reference instrument to guide nurses in developing their insights to identify individual singularities.
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