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Further, we implemented the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) to examine participants' psychological state, as well as the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) to assess ruminative thinking, which includes brooding and reflection. The predictor variables were those that exhibited a minimum level of significance of <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> \u2264 0.05 in multivariate linear regression. The ruminative thinking scores for trans women were higher than those of trans men (Brooding <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.014; Reflection <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.052).In the multivariate model, suicidal ideation, moderate depression, and severe\/very severe anxiety were associated with both brooding and reflection. Feminine gender identity and stress symptoms moderated only brooding, while anxiety symptoms moderated only reflection. Our findings show that trans women had the highest ruminative thinking scores, and that depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal ideation were associated with ruminative thinking in total sample. Psychological symptoms should be examined in the context of gender affirmation surgery to minimize the possibility of adverse mental health outcomes. 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