Factor Structure of a Multidimensional Gender Identity Scale in a Sample of Chinese Elementary School Children

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This study examined the factor structure of a scale based on the four-dimensional gender identity model (Egan and Perry, 2001) in 726 Chinese elementary school students. Exploratory factor analyses suggested a three-factor model, two of which corresponded to “Felt Pressure” and “Intergroup Bias” in the original model. The third factor “Gender Compatibility” appeared to be a combination of “Gender Typicality” and “Gender Contentment” in the original model. Follow-up confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that, relative to the initial four-factor structure, the three-factor model fits the current Chinese sample better. These results are discussed in light of cross-cultural similarities and differences in development of gender identity.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): ScientificWorldJournal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): ScientificWorldJournal

Journal ID (publisher-id): TSWJ

Title: The Scientific World Journal

Publisher: The Scientific World Journal

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-744X

Publication date Collection: 2012

Publication date (Electronic): 4 June 2012

Volume: 2012

Electronic Location Identifier: 595813

Affiliations

¹Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

²Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72035, USA

³Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

⁴Department of Social Work, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

⁵Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau, Macau

⁶Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40506, USA

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*Lu Yu: ssyulu@ 123456polyu.edu.hk

Academic Editor: Joav Merrick

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DOI: 10.1100/2012/595813

PMC ID: 3373173

PubMed ID: 22701363

SO-VID: 7dff3ea2-37dc-4714-a667-1119770efcbe

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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Date received : 1 August 2011

Date accepted : 19 August 2011

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