Publications
Changes in depression symptom profile with gender-affirming hormone use in transgender persons Ghent University
Background: Women show higher prevalence of depression and different symptomatology than men, possibly influenced by sex hormones. Many transgender persons, who face a high risk of depression, use Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT), but the impact of GAHT on depressive symptom profiles is unknown. Methods: This study examined depressive symptoms in transgender persons before GAHT and after 3- and 12 months of GAHT. We used the Inventory of ...
The factor structure and measurement invariance of the coping inventory for stressful situations in a sexual minority population Ghent University
Coping strategies have been studied as protective factors against stress for individuals. However, the psychometric properties of the most widely used coping self-report questionnaires, the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS-21), have not been examined in a sexual minority population (men and women that identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual or LGB). In this study, we conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory ...
Daily sexual behavior, sexual esteem, and body image in transgender and cisgender individuals Ghent University
Multiple surveys have suggested that transgender individuals show lower sexual well-being than cisgender individuals. Most studies, however, are limited in terms of ecological validity and memory bias and cross-sectional in nature. These issues are less prevalent in diary studies monitoring responses over time at home. For three weeks, 47 transgender (M age = 29.00, SD = 11.62) and 52 cisgender individuals (M age = 32.90, SD = 11.44) reported ...
Short-term acoustic effects of speech therapy in transgender women : a randomized controlled trial Ghent University
Gender minority stress in transgender people : a major role for social network Ghent University
Background Gender minority individuals, on average, experience higher rates of mental health problems. Mounting work suggests that gender minority stress (GMS) contributes to mental health outcomes in transgender/gender-nonconforming individuals. Aim We assessed whether GMS decreased in transgender people after initiating gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), and we identified social predictors and hormonal associations for GMS at 2 time ...
Testosterone administration affects 1H-MRS metabolite spectra in transgender men Ghent University
Background: Recently, a variety of studies using different neuroimaging techniques attempted to identify the existence of a brain endophenotype in people with gender dysphoria (GD). However, despite mounting neuro-imaging work, brain gender differences and effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) at the metabolite level remain understudied. Methods: Thirty-one transgender men (TM) before and after testosterone administration (7.7 ...
Long-term cardiometabolic morbidity in young adults with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia Ghent University
PurposeTo study the current practice for assessing comorbidity in adults with 21-hydroxylase CAH and to assess the prevalence of comorbidity in these adults.MethodsA structured questionnaire was sent to 46 expert centres managing adults with CAH. Information collected included current therapy and surveillance practice with a particular focus on osteoporosis/osteopaenia, hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes/hyperinsulinaemia, hypertension, CV ...
Predictors and outcomes of sports coaches’ athlete-invested contingent self-worth Ghent University
Some sports coaches not only invest considerable time and energy in their athletes, but also attach their selfworth to the successes and failures of their athletes. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, the present study aimed to examine the theoretical predictors and outcomes of such Athlete-Invested Contingent Self-worth (AICS). Results from a cross-sectional study (Study 1; N = 740, Mage = 34.37 years) and an experimental vignette-based ...
An examination of the reciprocal associations between physical activity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep quality during the first 9 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Ghent University
During the initial outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many countries imposed a total lockdown (containment at home). Although it was still allowed in Belgium to be physically active or exercise with people from your household in the vicinity of your home, engaging in sports or physical activity in a group or club context was no longer permitted. To examine whether a lack of physical activity was potentially threatening to the mental ...