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

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

Author(s) -

Lu Yu,

Dong Xie,

Daniel T. L. Shek

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the scientific world journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 2356-6140

pISSN - 1537-744X

DOI - 10.1100/2012/595813

Subject(s) - confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , psychology , sample (material) , scale (ratio) , factor (programming language) , identity (music) , contentment , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychometrics , mathematics , statistics , computer science , geography , chemistry , physics , cartography , chromatography , acoustics , programming language

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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