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Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults

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 pee...

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Autores principales: Baiocco, Roberto, Antoniucci, Chiara, Basili, Emanuele, Pistella, Jessica, Favini, Ainzara, Martin, Carol, Pastorelli, Concetta
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Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5
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author Baiocco, Roberto
Antoniucci, Chiara
Basili, Emanuele
Pistella, Jessica
Favini, Ainzara
Martin, Carol
Pastorelli, Concetta
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Antoniucci, Chiara
Basili, Emanuele
Pistella, Jessica
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Martin, Carol
Pastorelli, Concetta
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description 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; M(age) = 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; M(age) = 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5.
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spelling pubmed-83354522021-08-04 Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults Baiocco, Roberto Antoniucci, Chiara Basili, Emanuele Pistella, Jessica Favini, Ainzara Martin, Carol Pastorelli, Concetta Sex Res Social Policy Article 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; M(age) = 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; M(age) = 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5. Springer US 2021-08-04 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8335452/ /pubmed/34367357 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Pistella, Jessica
Favini, Ainzara
Martin, Carol
Pastorelli, Concetta
Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults
title Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults
title_full Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults
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title_full_unstemmed Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults
title_short Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults
title_sort perceived similarity to gender groups scale: validation in a sample of italian lgb + and heterosexual young adults
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00631-5
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