Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Perry, David G.
Abstract
In past gender identity research, little attention has been paid to the determinants of the various dimensions of gender identity (felt pressure for gender differentiation, gender contentedness, and within-gender typicality). This study examined whether children’s self-perceptions and social behaviors influence changes in gender identity over time. One hundred and ninety-five fourth- through seventh-graders completed self-report and peer-report questionnaires during the fall and spring of a school year. This study found that both felt pressure for gender differentiation and within-gender typicality are fluid, rather than stable, constructs during childhood. It also found that sex plays a significant role in not only which constructs influence gender identity, but which components of gender identity are influenced.
Extent
107 p.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Emily, "Changes in components of children’s self-reported gender identity over time" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 711.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/711
Identifier
FA0004027
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.|Includes bibliography.