中国社区样本中的性别多样性及其与自闭症特征的关联
Anna I R van der Miesen1, Sylvia Yun Shi2,3, Hoi Ching Lei3
1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
概括
性别多样性 (GD) 和自闭症特征在中国儿童中同时发生. 这项研究发现,在社区样本中,增加GD与更多的自闭症特征有关,这突显了多样化人口中需要提高意识的必要性.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 神经发育障碍 神经发育障碍
- 性别研究是性别研究.
背景情况:
- 越来越多的证据表明,性别多样性 (GD) 与自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 或自闭症特征之间经常发生交叉.
- 以前的研究主要集中在临床人群上,限制了对社区样本,特别是非西方样本中这种关联的理解.
- 与GD最强烈相关的特定自闭症子域在很大程度上仍未被探索.
研究的目的:
- 调查性别多样性 (GD) 和自闭症特征之间的关联,在中国4-12岁儿童社区样本中进行调查.
- 检查自闭症特征的特定子域是否与GD更强烈地联系在一起.
- 评估GD-自闭症特征关联对非西方,非临床人口的概括性.
主要方法:
- 一个由379名中国儿童 (4-12岁) 组成的社区样本参与了调查.
- 父母填写了儿童性别认同问卷和中文版的自闭症谱系系数-儿童.
- 行为问题指数 (BPI) 用于衡量更广泛的行为和情绪挑战.
主要成果:
- 增加的性别多样性 (GD) 与这个社区样本中增加的自闭症特征有显著的关联,即使在控制了更广泛的行为挑战 (BPI) 之后.
- 特定的自闭症子度表显示了与GD的差异关联:想象力和模式子度表与出生时分配的女孩的GD有关,而想象力子度表与出生时分配的男孩的GD有关.
- 这些发现证实了GD和自闭症特征之间的关联扩展到非临床,非西方人口.
结论:
- 性别多样性和自闭症特征之间的关联可以将其推广到基于社区的非西方样本.
- 临床医生和研究人员应考虑全球范围内,在临床和社区环境中,GD和自闭症特征的同时发生.
- 了解这些联系对于为经历性别多样性和/或自闭症特征的儿童提供全面支持至关重要.
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