A study published by researchers affiliated with the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has found that higher levels of religiosity are the strongest predictor of transphobic attitudes and harassment-oriented behaviors toward transgender people. The research, reported via the URV's digital news outlet (https://diaridigital.urv.cat/en/being-male-more-religious-and-more-aggressive-increases-the-likelihood-of-transphobia/), measured religiosity across multiple dimensions including degree of belief, frequency of worship and prayer, and the self-reported importance of God in one's life.

Beyond religiosity, the study also identified biological sex (being male) and higher levels of trait aggression as additional factors associated with increased transphobia. Researchers assessed transphobia both as a general attitude and in terms of specific harassment-related behaviors directed at trans individuals.

Methodological details available from the source are limited. The full peer-review status, journal of publication, sample size, geographic scope of the participant pool, and specific statistical effect sizes have not been disclosed in the summary provided. It is therefore not yet possible to fully evaluate the generalizability of these findings or rule out confounding variables such as cultural context, age, or education level. Readers should treat these findings with appropriate caution until the full peer-reviewed publication is available for independent scrutiny.

The study adds to a growing body of social psychology research examining demographic and psychological correlates of prejudice toward LGBTQ+ individuals, with religiosity frequently appearing as a notable variable in prior literature as well.