Evaluating inclusive gender identity measures for use in quantitative psychological research
Abstract
Despite growing awareness of the discrimination, violence and health disparities experienced by transgender people, most researchers in psychology assess gender identity using a binary categorical measure: ‘male’ and ‘female’. This standard generates imprecise gender identity data, which has significant implications for the social inclusion and well-being of the transgender community. Here, I argue that inclusive gender identity measures should be implemented across all fields of psychology, assess options for collecting gender identity data and offer specific advice for psychological researchers interested in the science of gender identity measurement.
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The single-item gender measure likely underestimates the number of TGD participants in the sample.
“Additionally, our single-item gender measure likely underestimates the number of TGD participants in our sample (see Fraser, 2018, for discussion).”
From Fixed or Fluid? Sexual Identity Fluidity in a Large National Panel Study of New Zealand Adults (2024) · cites this paper as Fraser, 2018
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Fixed or Fluid? Sexual Identity Fluidity in a Large National Panel Study of New Zealand Adults
Lilly, K. J., Satherley, N., Sibley, C. G., Barlow, F. K., & Greaves, L. M. (2024) · The Journal of Sex Research · doi:10.1080/00224499.2023.2289517 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
- Authors
- Fraser, G.
- Affiliations
- Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Fraser, Gloria
- ORCID
- Fraser, Gloria
- Venue
- Psychology & Sexuality
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-08
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 343-357
- ISSN
- 1941-9899 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-9902
- OpenAlex
- W2875773841
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 11.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2018-08-23)
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Sexuality (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Keywords
- gender identity measurement, transgender people, inclusive measurements, gender data collection, social inclusion
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