Voice, articulation, and prosody contribute to listener perceptions of speaker gender: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Leung, J Oates, SP Chan - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to provide a systematic review of the aspects of verbal
communication contributing to listener perceptions of speaker gender with a view to …

Standards of care for the health of transgender and gender diverse people, version 8

E Coleman, AE Radix, WP Bouman… - … journal of transgender …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Transgender healthcare is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field. In the last
decade, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number and visibility of …

Transgender voice and communication treatment: a retrospective chart review of 25 cases

AB Hancock, LM Garabedian - International Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background People transitioning from male to female (MTF) gender seek speech–language
pathology services when they feel their voice is betraying their genuine self or perhaps is the …

Voice and communication change for gender nonconforming individuals: Giving voice to the person inside

S Davies, VG Papp, C Antoni - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In the seventh version of their Standards of Care, WPATH recognizes that, as each person is
unique, so is the person's gender identity. The goal of speech-language …

Development and preliminary evaluation of the transsexual voice questionnaire for male-to-female transsexuals

G Dacakis, S Davies, JM Oates, JM Douglas… - Journal of Voice, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study reports on the preliminary psychometric evaluation of the
Transsexual Voice Questionnaire for Male-to-Female Transsexuals (MtF)—TVQMtF, a tool …

Voice perceptions and quality of life of transgender people

AB Hancock, J Krissinger, K Owen - Journal of Voice, 2011 - Elsevier
Despite the plethora of research documenting that the voice and quality of life (QoL) are
related, the exact nature of this relationship is vague. Studies have not addressed people …

Acoustic predictors of gender attribution, masculinity–femininity, and vocal naturalness ratings amongst transgender and cisgender speakers

TLD Hardy, JM Rieger, K Wells, CA Boliek - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to identify the most salient set of acoustic predictors of (1) gender
attribution;(2) perceived masculinity–femininity; and (3) perceived vocal naturalness …

What makes a voice masculine: Physiological and acoustical correlates of women's ratings of men's vocal masculinity

V Cartei, R Bond, D Reby - Hormones and Behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Men's voices contain acoustic cues to body size and hormonal status, which have been
found to affect women's ratings of speaker size, masculinity and attractiveness. However, the …

An ICF perspective on voice-related quality of life of American transgender women

AB Hancock - Journal of Voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The factors and correlates of voice-related quality of life (vQOL) in American
transgender women (ie, male-to-female) were examined using two questionnaires and were …

Outcomes of Gender‐Affirming Voice and Communication Modification for Transgender Individuals

KA Chadwick, R Coleman, K Andreadis… - The …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Transgender individuals' voices are closely related to gender identity. A primary
goal of gender‐affirming voice modification is to help individuals alter their voices to improve …