Introduction: The present article describes two interrelated studies that examine gender typicality in young adulthood using a new dual-identity approach. Methods: Participants were recruited online from March 2020 to February 2021 and reported their perceived similarity to own- and other-gender peers as a way to assess their gender typicality. In study 1, the authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test and validate the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale in a sample of Italian young adults (n = 571; Mage = 23.9; SD = 3.60). The authors documented the configural, metric, scalar measurement invariance, and validity. In study 2, the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale adopted in study 1 was used to assess the distribution of different typologies of gender typicality in another sample of Italian young adults who vary in gender and sexual orientation (n = 1126; Mage = 24.3; SD = 3.51). Results: Results confirmed the structural validity of the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale, revealing the two-factor structure of the scale. Moreover, results of cluster analysis found different typologies of self-perceptions of gender typicality. Conclusion: Both studies emphasize the relevance of studying gender typicality in young adulthood through a dual-identity approach, highlighting the relevance of gender and sexual orientations. Policy Implications: The use of the dual-identity approach has significant social and clinical implications as it represents a more flexible and representative model of the complexity of gender typicality.

Perceived similarity to gender groups scale: validation in a sample of Italian LGB + and heterosexual young adults / Baiocco, R.; Antoniucci, C.; Basili, E.; Pistella, J.; Favini, A.; Martin, C.; Pastorelli, C.. - In: SEXUALITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY. - ISSN 1868-9884. - 19:(2022), pp. 1270-1284. [10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5]

Perceived similarity to gender groups scale: validation in a sample of Italian LGB + and heterosexual young adults

Baiocco R.
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Antoniucci C.;Basili E.;Pistella J.;Favini A.;Pastorelli C.
2022

Abstract

Introduction: The present article describes two interrelated studies that examine gender typicality in young adulthood using a new dual-identity approach. Methods: Participants were recruited online from March 2020 to February 2021 and reported their perceived similarity to own- and other-gender peers as a way to assess their gender typicality. In study 1, the authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test and validate the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale in a sample of Italian young adults (n = 571; Mage = 23.9; SD = 3.60). The authors documented the configural, metric, scalar measurement invariance, and validity. In study 2, the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale adopted in study 1 was used to assess the distribution of different typologies of gender typicality in another sample of Italian young adults who vary in gender and sexual orientation (n = 1126; Mage = 24.3; SD = 3.51). Results: Results confirmed the structural validity of the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale, revealing the two-factor structure of the scale. Moreover, results of cluster analysis found different typologies of self-perceptions of gender typicality. Conclusion: Both studies emphasize the relevance of studying gender typicality in young adulthood through a dual-identity approach, highlighting the relevance of gender and sexual orientations. Policy Implications: The use of the dual-identity approach has significant social and clinical implications as it represents a more flexible and representative model of the complexity of gender typicality.
2022
dual identity; gender development; gender similarity; gender typicality; sexual orientation; young adulthood
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Perceived similarity to gender groups scale: validation in a sample of Italian LGB + and heterosexual young adults / Baiocco, R.; Antoniucci, C.; Basili, E.; Pistella, J.; Favini, A.; Martin, C.; Pastorelli, C.. - In: SEXUALITY RESEARCH AND SOCIAL POLICY. - ISSN 1868-9884. - 19:(2022), pp. 1270-1284. [10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5]
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