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Weight (trans)itions: social support at the intersections of weight and identity online

ABSTRACT Though weight and weight-related issues have been explored prominently among the greater cisgender population and within other segments of the LGBTQ+ community, little has been done to explore such issues among transgender individuals. This study of online communities of support examines the role of narrative and narrative coping among transgender individuals seeking to lose or manage weight. Analysis reveals that individuals seeking support engage in three distinct processes of secondary threat appraisal: responsibility, obstacles to success, and fear and alignment. To mitigate and better navigate the tension of these threats, further analysis highlights the role that narrative plays in sensemaking and coping, both at an individual level and as a greater mechanism of communal coping and reciprocal support.