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Oxford Gender and Wellbeing Research Group

Prof Paul Salkovskis & Dr Kathryn Webb

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ABOUT US:

The Oxford Gender and Wellbeing Research Group is based in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford. It is led by Prof Paul Salkovskis and Dr Kathryn Webb.

We are interested in experiences of gender-related emotions, including distress (gender dysphoria). Our research aims to improve understanding of the range of emotions experienced in relation to gender issues, and how people experiencing distress can best be supported.

We use a range of methodologies to address our research questions. These include systematic evidence reviews, qualitative interviews, case-series formulation work, focus groups, and measure (questionnaire) development. Our work draws on Cognitive-Behavioural and Social Identity theory frameworks, alongside other relevant social and psychological theories.

Our work is supported by unrestricted grants from SEGM (Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine).

Our team

WORK WITH US:

Opportunities to join the research group will be advertised here when available:

We are not currently recruiting for new team members.

 

TAKE PART IN OUR RESEARCH:

Many of our studies need volunteers to help us in our research by sharing their thoughts and experiences.

Some of our studies will be open to the general public (anyone can take part). Other studies will need people with current or previous experiences of gender-related distress. This distress is often associated with people who currently or previously identify as transgender (including non-binary), but it can also be experienced by other people too. 

If we are currently recruiting participants, opportunities to take part will be advertised here:  

We are currently looking for participants to help us test a new questionnaire of gender-related emotions. This involves trying out an online version of the draft questionnaire, and take approximately 10 minutes. Anyone can take part who is 18 years old or over, fluent in English, and UK-based. We are looking to test it in the general population (everyone), you do not need personal experience of gender-related emotions to take part.

If you would like to find out more and/or take part in this study, click here.

If you have any questions and/or may be interested in taking part in other future studies, you are always welcome to get in touch with us by emailing oxgenderstudy@psy.ox.ac.uk .

 

FIND OUT MORE AND STAY CONNECTED:

We would love to keep you updated with the progress of our study. We will also be looking for people to take part in future stages, especially people who have experience of gender-related distress or who identify as transgender (currently or in the past). 

To receive updates about our research and/or be invited to take part in future stages, you can join our mailing list. We will not share your email address with any third parties. We will only contact you about research relating to this project, and there is no obligation to take part. You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time.

Click here or send an email to oxgenderstudy@psy.ox.ac.uk to request to be added to the mailing list.

You can also follow us on social media to see the latest updates and participation opportunities. You can find us using @oxgenderstudy on most platforms.