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Self‐Perceived Gender Typicality and the Peer Context During Adolescence
Author(s) -
Smith Tara E.,
Leaper Campbell
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00123.x
Subject(s) - conformity , psychology , gender identity , context (archaeology) , peer pressure , identity (music) , developmental psychology , social psychology , peer group , relation (database) , peer relations , peer acceptance , multilevel model , paleontology , physics , database , machine learning , computer science , acoustics , biology
This research examined adolescents' gender identity in relation to the peer context and their self‐concept. Participants were 229 adolescents who completed questionnaire measures of self‐concept and multidimensional gender identity. Regression analysis indicated peer acceptance partially mediated the relation between self‐perceived gender typicality and self‐worth. Cluster analysis revealed four groups of adolescents with differing profiles of self‐perceived gender typicality, felt peer pressure for gender conformity, and peer acceptance. Findings highlight the inherently social and contextual nature of gender identity. Also, the pathologizing of gender‐nonconforming youth is discussed.