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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Understanding Gender Identification Within Individuals With Autism Using the Bem Sex-Role Inventory

Cusworth, Zackery Alan 14 August 2023 (has links) (PDF)
Gender is a socially derived construct that is taught and understood at young ages. However, not every individual has the same social skills to understand these seen and unseen social cues about gender. The Bem Sex-Role Inventory was given to adult individuals with autism in the United States to better understand their masculine, feminine, and androgenous perceptions. These data were then compared to the original Bem Sex-Role Inventory general population study to see if there were any differences. The data show that males with autism had lower masculine scores and higher feminine scores than males in the general population. Females with autism had no differences compared to females in the general population. The age of gender identification was also collected and showed no major differences to gender identity formation; however, some suggestion can be made that older individuals may perceive their age of gender identity differently than younger individuals. The implications of this allow future research to focus on how masculinity and femininity traits are socially taught among young children.

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