Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale: Validation in a Sample of Italian LGB + and Heterosexual Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The present article describes two interrelated studies that examine gender typicality in young adulthood using a new dual-identity approach.

Methods

Participants were recruited online from March 2020 to February 2021 and reported their perceived similarity to own- and other-gender peers as a way to assess their gender typicality. In study 1, the authors conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to test and validate the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale in a sample of Italian young adults (n = 571; M _age = 23.9; SD = 3.60). The authors documented the configural, metric, scalar measurement invariance, and validity. In study 2, the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale<

SUBMITTER: Baiocco R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8335452 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature