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The Gender Identity Scale: Adapting the Gender Unicorn to measure gender identity.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The Gender Unicorn is a popular infographic used to educate people about gender diversity. We adapt the Gender Unicorn for use as a measure of gender identity-the Gender Identity Scale (GIS)-in which participants report level of identification with each of three genders: female/woman/girl, male/man/boy, and other gender(s). We administer the GIS to a sample of 269 self-identified trans and gender diverse adults and use a latent class analysis of responses to identify seven gender classes. We find these classes to be consistent with participants' own designations of gender. These results support the utility of the GIS as a measure of gender that can be used with a gender diverse population.

Source: Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000322

Authors: Felicity Ho, Alexander J. Mussap

Institution: Deakin University

Language: English

Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2913616750

FWCI: 6.602

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