02344nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002700118653001900145653002700164653002300191653001500214653001200229653001100241100001800252700002300270700002700293700003200320245018300352300001000535490000700545520149800552022001402050020001402064       2025                            d  c08/2025bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aTransgender population10aDiscrimination10aEmotional intelligence10aAffective symptoms10aDepression10aAnxiety10aStress1 aMarta Cañero1 aUsue De-la-Barrera1 aSilvia Postigo-Zegarra1 aInmaculada Montoya-Castilla00aHow does discrimination and emotional intelligence predict affective symptoms in transgender people? The role of subtle discrimination and emotional attention, clarity and repair  a51-590 v313 aTransgender people experience higher levels of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress than the general population. This distress has been linked to the different forms of discrimination that transgender people often experience. Emotional intelligence could be a factor protecting the mental health, but studies focusing on protective factors are scarce. The purpose was to analyze the impact of perceived discrimination and emotional intelligence on affective symptoms in transgender people. The participants were 115 Spanish adults aged 18-64 years (26.1% transgender women, 47.8% transgender men, 20.9% non-binary transgender people; 5.2% questioning their gender). Participants completed validated questionnaires to assess affective symptoms, discrimination and emotional intelligence. Hierarchical linear regressions and qualitative comparative analyses (QCA) were performed. The results of hierarchical regressions showed that subtle individual discrimination was a positive predictor of affective symptoms. Emotional repair was a negative predictor of depression, while emotional attention was a positive predictor of stress. The QCA results showed that subtle individual discrimination appeared in the main pathways of high and low levels of affective symptoms. Also, emotional attention and repair differed in their functioning according to the combination of variables. The impact of subtle discrimination and emotional regulation on transgender people’s mental health is clear.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437