Gender identity and adjustment in middle childhood

This article has two purposes. The first is to present a brief (and speculative) account of the developmental origins of the several components of gender identity featured in the multidimensional model of gender identity proposed by Egan and Perry (2001). The second is to offer additional empirical...

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Published in:Sex roles 2003-08, Vol.49 (3-4), p.95-109
Main Authors: CARVER, Priscilla R, YUNGER, Jennifer L, PERRY, David G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Development
Child psychology
Children
Children & youth
Developmental Delays
Developmental psychology
Early Adolescents
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Elementary Schools
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender identity
Gender roles
Individual Development
Individual Differences
Peers
Preadolescents
Preschool Children
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychosocial adjustment
Self Efficacy
Sex Role Identity
Sex roles
Sex Stereotypes
Sexual Identity
Social Behavior
Social psychology
Social role. Sex role
Socialization
Stereotypes
Validity
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Summary:This article has two purposes. The first is to present a brief (and speculative) account of the developmental origins of the several components of gender identity featured in the multidimensional model of gender identity proposed by Egan and Perry (2001). The second is to offer additional empirical support for the construct and discriminant validity of the various gender identity dimensions. Children (M age = 11.5 years) were assessed for 4 components of gender identity: (a) felt gender typicality, (b) contentment with gender assignment, (c) felt pressure for gender conformity, and (d) intergroup bias (the sentiment that one's own sex is superior). Gender typicality, gender contentedness, and felt pressure (but not intergroup bias) related to indexes of psychosocial adjustment in specific and theoretically meaningful ways. The case for a multidimensional approach to gender identity is strengthened. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1023/A:1024423012063