An Investigation and Development of a Comprehensive Self-Report Questionnaire of Gender Identity

The primary aim of this study is to understand the most salient aspects of gender for a wide range of unique gender identities and create a measure that captures these components. The first research question is: How well do the elements of gender identity identified in the literature accurately describe the entirety of an individual’s self-concept of gender? The second research question is: What features do individuals consider to be related to their self-concept of gender that are not identified in the literature? We predict that gender is more complex than current measures of “gender identity” (e.g., presenting a list of identity labels that participants can choose from) and may be comprised of multiple aspects such as physical appearance, emotional expression, adherence to gender roles, among other aspects. Results of the semi-structured interviews will be discussed as well as future directions for this work.