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 adopted in study 1 was used to assess the distribution of different typologies of gender typicality in another sample of Italian young adults who vary in gender and sexual orientation (n = 1126; M_age = 24.3; SD = 3.51).

Results

Results confirmed the structural validity of the Perceived Similarity to Gender Groups Scale, revealing the two-factor structure of the scale. Moreover, results of cluster analysis found different typologies of self-perceptions of gender typicality.

Conclusion

Both studies emphasize the relevance of studying gender typicality in young adulthood through a dual-identity approach, highlighting the relevance of gender and sexual orientations.

Policy Implications

The use of the dual-identity approach has significant social and clinical implications as it represents a more flexible and representative model of the complexity of gender typicality.

中文翻译：

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与性别群体量表的感知相似性：在意大利 LGB + 和异性恋青年样本中的验证

介绍

本文描述了两项相互关联的研究，这些研究使用一种新的双重身份方法检查了青年期的性别典型性。

方法

参与者于 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 2 月在网上被招募，并报告了他们与自己和其他性别同龄人的感知相似性，以此作为评估其性别典型性的一种方式。在研究 1 中，作者进行了探索性因素分析 (EFA) 和验证性因素分析 (CFA)，以测试和验证意大利年轻人样本中与性别群体的感知相似度量表( n  = 571；M_年龄 = 23.9；标准差 = 3.60)。作者记录了配置、度量、标量测量的不变性和有效性。在研究 2 中，感知到的与性别群体的相似性量表研究 1 中采用的方法用于评估另一个性别和性取向不同的意大利年轻人样本中不同性别典型类型的分布（n  = 1126；M_年龄 = 24.3；SD = 3.51）。

结果

结果证实了感知相似性与性别群体量表的结构有效性，揭示了量表的双因素结构。此外，聚类分析的结果发现了不同类型的性别典型自我认知。

结论

两项研究都强调通过双重身份方法研究青年期性别典型性的相关性，强调性别和性取向的相关性。

政策影响

双重身份方法的使用具有重要的社会和临床意义，因为它代表了一种更灵活和更具代表性的性别典型复杂性模型。