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Gender Development in Transgender Preschool Children
Anne A Fast1, Kristina R Olson1
1University of Washington.
Child Development
|April 26, 2017
Summary
Socially transitioned transgender children show typical gender development in preferences and behaviors. However, they are less likely to believe their birth gender matches their current gender identity.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Gender Studies
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- An increasing number of transgender children are socially transitioning.
- Understanding gender development in transgender children is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if socially transitioned transgender children differ from gender-typical peers on basic gender development tasks.
- To compare transgender children with matched controls and siblings.
Main Methods:
- Study included 3- to 5-year-old socially transitioned transgender children (n=36).
- Control groups included age- and gender-matched peers (n=36) and siblings (n=24).
- Assessed gender preference, behavior, and belief measures.
Main Results:
- Transgender children did not differ from controls or siblings in gender preference, behavior, and belief measures.
- Transgender children were less likely to believe their birth gender matched their current gender.
- Transgender children and siblings were less likely to believe in the stability of others' gender.
Conclusions:
- Socially transitioned transgender children's gender development appears typical in key areas.
- Transgender children's understanding of gender identity and stability may differ from cisgender peers.
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