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Gender identity: affected by social change?

P Cramer1, H Westergren

  • 1Department of Psychology, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. phebe.cramer@williams.edu

Journal of Personality Assessment
|March 26, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Social changes have not diminished gender differences in identity measures. Both older and newer assessments revealed significant distinctions between male and female college students, challenging recent findings.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Societal attitudes regarding gender roles have evolved significantly over recent decades.
  • Traditional gender identity measures may or may not reflect current societal understanding.
  • Previous research indicated potential obsolescence of certain gender identity scales.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if evolving social attitudes have impacted established gender identity measures.
  • To assess the continued validity of older gender identity instruments in contemporary college student populations.
  • To compare findings with recent studies suggesting a lack of gender differentiation in some measures.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a sample of 60 male and female college students.
  • Administered the Thematic Apperception Test measure (May's, 1966, Deprivation/Enhancement measure).
  • Administered the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI, 1974), a self-report measure.

Main Results:

  • Significant gender differences were observed in both the Thematic Apperception Test measure and the Bem Sex Role Inventory.
  • The findings contrast with some recent research suggesting the BSRI no longer differentiates between genders.
  • Both historical and contemporary measures indicated distinct gender identities within the studied cohort.

Conclusions:

  • Established gender identity measures, including older ones, continue to show significant gender differences.
  • Evolving social attitudes have not rendered these specific gender identity measures obsolete.
  • Further research may be needed to explore the nuances of gender identity in contemporary society.

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