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The Relation Between Gender Identity and Well-Being.

Hila Zitelny¹, Tzipi Dror², Shahar Altman²

¹Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel.

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Strong gender identity may negatively impact well-being. While acceptance and belongingness are beneficial, high gender centrality is linked to poorer well-being, especially due to conformity pressures.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Psychology of Gender
Well-being Research

Background:

Group acceptance and belongingness generally enhance well-being.
The relationship between social identity centrality and well-being is inconsistent, particularly for disadvantaged groups.
Previous studies lacked clarity on distinct gender identity aspects.

Purpose of the Study:

To clarify the distinct effects of gender identity aspects on well-being.
To investigate the relationship between gender identity centrality and well-being across genders.
To explore potential mediators for the link between gender centrality and well-being.

Main Methods:

Conducted 14 studies with a total of 8,335 participants (N=5,955 in Studies 1-10; N=2,380 in Studies 11-14).
Controlled for shared variance between distinct gender identity aspects.
Examined mediation by perceived masculine role conformity and gender inequality.

Main Results:

Acceptance and belongingness were positively associated with well-being.
Gender identity centrality was negatively associated with well-being across genders.
Perceived pressure to conform to masculine roles (men) and gender inequality (women) mediated the negative impact of gender centrality.

Conclusions:

Strong gender identity, particularly its centrality, can be detrimental to well-being.
The findings reveal a potential burden associated with high gender identity centrality.
Understanding these nuances is crucial for mental health interventions related to gender identity.