Date of Award

Summer 8-22-2026

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology

Organizational Unit

Morgridge College of Education, Counseling Psychology

First Advisor

Lisa Brownstone

Second Advisor

Keiko McCullough

Third Advisor

Anthony Fulginiti

Fourth Advisor

Stacy Pinto

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Keywords

Gender expansive, Suicide attempt survivors, Suicide prevention, Suicide survivorship, Suicidology, Transgender

Abstract

Transgender and gender expansive (TGE) individuals attempt suicide at almost nine times the rates of their cisgender counterparts. Yet, existing research provides minimal information related to TGE suicide attempt survivors’ lived experiences. This study aimed to address gaps in the literature by examining the meaning-making processes for TGE suicide attempt survivors with attunement to their intersectional identities. The research questions of this study were as follows: How do TGE suicide attempt survivors create meaning in suicide attempt survivorship? How do TGE individuals’ intersecting identities and experiences with oppression impact their meaning making processes in survivorship? What are the post traumatic impacts of surviving suicide attempt(s) for TGE individuals? How does suicide stigma impact TGE suicide attempt survivors? Participant meaning-making processes were explored through abductive reflexive thematic analysis.

Copyright Date

8-2026

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Rights Holder

Kat Bashakevitz

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

135 pgs

File Size

944 KB

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