Focus groups as a tool for enhancing pride and community connectedness among transgender and gender diverse research participants.
Purpose: Focus groups are a qualitative method of collecting data by engaging a small group of participants in a structured discussion about a specific topic. When research centers on a social issue or a minoritized population, focus groups can serve as a particularly powerful method for data collec...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Transgender Health Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 2139 - 2149 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul/Aug2026
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