Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

The aim of this study was examined the belief in the world just before and after gender reassignment surgery in patients with gender identity disorder. For this purpose 140 patients with gender identity disorder were selected as in available that referred to the surgeon general's office in Tehran. Participants in the study were included the persons that refer to Surgeon General's office in Tehran with licensed by the Forensic Medicine for reassignment surgery. So just world beliefs questionnaires before surgery and some participants was completed that after surgery. Analysis of data from one sample T Test and independent samples T Test showed that the gender reassignment surgery as an effective treatment there is no effect on belief in a just world in people with this disorder (p< 0/01). The results of this study and the physical and psychological complications of irreversible gender reassignment surgery and taking into account the fact that people believe with gender identity disorder is problematic, by strengthen the belief in a just world in these people can promoted individual and social life in both quantitatively and qualitatively.