READ ME File For 'Looking back: a retrospective study of shared perspectives on gender identity'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D3620

Date that the file was created: August, 2025

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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ReadMe Author: Lucy Beynon, University of Southampton, ORCID ID 0009-0004-5139-0755

This dataset supports the thesis entitled Looking Back: a retrospective study of shared perspectives on gender identity
AWARDED BY: Univeristy of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: 2025

DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA

The data is qualitative interview transcripts that require no specialist softeware to view.
Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, with dyads asking each other questions about their experiences together of going through the gender
disclosure process. Dyads were made up of a transgender or gender-diverse person and a chosen ally (friend, family member and/or work colleague). The questions
were given to participants in the form of wonder bundles, seeking to explore their shared experience of the gender disclosure process, before, during and after.
Interviews lasted between an hour and an hour and a half and were auto-transcribed by Teams, before being checked by the lead reasearcher. The audio and video
were deleted after the transcripts were checked and fully anonymised.

This dataset contains:
Zipped file of 4 individual PDFs related to the 4 separate interview transcripts. 
Zip file is clearly named - Dataset for Looking back a retrospective study of shared perspectives on gender identity.zip
Zip file containing consent form, participant information form, de-briefing form and interview schedule. File named - Research related forms.zip

Date of data collection: August 2024 to March 2025

Information about geographic location of data collection: UK and USA

Related projects/Funders:N/A

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Licence:
CC-BY

Recommended citation for the data: Beynon, L.A. (2025) Data in support of 'Looking back:a retrospective study of shared perspectives on gender identity'. University of Southampton Dataset. doi:10.5258/SOTON/D3620

This dataset supports the thesis:
Beynon, L.A.(2025)"Looking back: a retrospective study of shared perspectives on gender identity", University of Southampton, School of Psychology, PhD Thesis, 179p. 

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