Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · 2017 · 60 citations · 28 references
Research and clinical practice with transmasculine people must adapt to the population’s diversity and the complex processes shaping vocal gender in interaction. This study aimed to determine whether transmasculine participants exhibit gender-related voice problems and to explore how discrepancies between self-assessment and researcher evaluation can be negotiated for a participant-centered interpretation. Using a participant-centered mixed-methods design, the authors combined qualitative interviews, acoustic voice analyses, and gender-attribution assessments with 14 transmasculine, 14 cisfemale, and 7 cismale participants to examine vocal gender presentation and external attributions. Eleven of the 14 transmasculine participants (79%) showed gender-related voice problems, including dissatisfaction with voice features, difficulty controlling vocal gender presentation, and mismatches between desired and received gender attributions, with discrepancies noted between self- and researcher assessments, indicating that transmasculine speakers often experience a range of voice-related challenges.
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there are indications of gender-related voice problems in our transmasculine participants and to analyze how discrepancies between participant self-evaluations and researcher-led examinations can be best negotiated to ensure a participant-centered interpretation.We conducted a participant-centered mixed-methods study combining qualitative content analyses of semistructured interviews, acoustical voice analyses, and an examination of gender attributions to voice. Fourteen German-speaking transmasculine people, 14 cisfemale control persons, and 7 cismale control persons participated. The data were examined for indications of gender-related voice problems pertaining to vocal gender presentation and gender attribution to voice received from others.Eleven participants (79%) presented with indications of gender-related voice problems. Problems included dissatisfaction with gender-related voice features, difficulties with control of vocal gender presentation, and mismatch between desired gender attribution and gender attributions received from others. Discrepancies between participant self-evaluations and researcher-led examinations were observed in a number of cases.Transmasculine speakers may experience a range of gender-related voice problems. Research and clinical practice with transmasculine people need to be adapted to better match the diversity of the population and the complexity of the processes that shape the production of speaker vocal gender in interaction.
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