Gender Identity Formation Research Articles

Meaning‐making on gender: Deeply meaningful information in a significant life change among transgender people

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to report on the seeking of deeply meaningful information, also including embodied information, connected to significant, intensely personal life changes having lifelong impacts. The concepts of “meaning‐making,” “transitioning,” and information seeking in “deeply meaningful and profoundly personal contexts” are used in order to understand transgender individuals' information seeking in the contexts of gender identity formation. Based on the literature, emotions and information seeking connected to a significant life change were divided into four phases to study how they could be identified in the 25 qualitative interviews with transgender individuals from Finland between the ages of 15 and 72. Based on the findings of this study, in significant life changes, an individual needs reliable, sensible and identifiable information. Serendipitous encounters and embodied experiences characterize information seeking during transitional stages. Peer communities are important for minorities in order to find places where interviewees feel safe to share information and experiences. These communities can also be found online. The concept of “deeply meaningful information” highlights the effect information has on information seekers. Deeply meaningful information can serve as a trigger for life change, helping people forward during the transitions.

Clinical and phenomenological features of the formation of gender reassignment ideas in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

To study the features of the formation of gender reassignment`s ideas in schizophrenia spectrum disorders and to differentiate diagnosis of these psychopathological formations with transsexualism. The study was carried out in the Department of Sexology and Therapy of Sexual Dysfunctions of the Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry - a branch of the Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology in the period from October 2018 to May 2020. The study included 100 outpatients referred for gender reassignment. The subjects were divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 58 patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (Paranoid schizophrenia, F20.0; Schizotypal disorder, F21; Chronic delusional disorders, F22) with ideas of sex change. The second group included 42 patients with a diagnosis of «Transsexualism» (F64.0). Clinical-psychopathological, pathopsychological and statistical methods were used. Patients with transsexualism are statistically significantly more often adapted in terms of work and family, have experience of life in the desired gender, use hormone therapy and gender-affirmative interventions before undergoing a medical commission on gender reassignment and less often hospitalized in psychiatric hospitals, compared to patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (p<0.05). Patients with schizophrenia are more likely to experience delays and disharmony in psychosexual development. Sex reassignment ideas are more common in schizotypal disorder than in other types of schizophrenia. Ideas of gender reassignment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, as a rule, are formed on the basis of existing deviations in the early stages of the formation of gender identity. The central place in the psychopathology of schizophrenia spectrum disorders with ideas of gender reassignment is occupied by depersonalization-dysmorphophobic experiences with the following formation of overvalued, delusional or paranoid ideas of sex reassignment.

The Gender Panopticon: Artificial Intelligence, Gender, and Design Justice

Using recent research from data scientists and technologists, this article argues that we are at a contradictory moment in history regarding the intersection of gender and technology, particularly as it affects LGBTQ+ communities. At the very same moment that we see the law embracing more and more visibility regarding gender identities and fluidity, we also see an even greater reliance on surveillance technologies that are flatly incapable of working beyond the binary of male and female. These technological limitations become even more fraught in today’s age, where we face an unprecedented degree of surveillance – gender-related, and otherwise--than we have ever seen in history. When a binary system of gender merges with the binary nature of code, the result fails to integrate LGBTQ communities, particularly nonbinary and transgender populations, erasing them from view. Using insights from a wide range of studies on artificial intelligence technologies – automated body scanners, facial recognition, and content filtering on social media, we argue in this Article, that we need to grapple with the reality that the relationship between technology and gender is far more complicated than the law currently suggests. Technology companies, along with multiple courts, colleges, and workplaces, must realize that the binary presumptions of male and female identity are largely outdated for some, and often fail to capture the contemporary complexity of gender identity formation. The question for legal scholars and legislatures is how the law – and technology -- can and should respond to this complexity. In the final sections, we discuss some of the legal implications of these technologies of surveillance, looking at both law and the design of technology, and turn to some of the normative possibilities to develop greater equality and gender self-determination.

Особенности агрессивности младших подростков с разным уровнем личностной тревожности

Статья посвящена изучению агрессивности младших подростков с разным уровнем личностной тревожности. Во введении актуализирована проблема изучения половозрастных различий агрессивности младших подростков с разным уровнем личностной тревожности.&#x0D; В основной части работы осуществлен анализ зарубежных и отечественных исследований, касающихся темы агрессивности и тревожности, особенностей социализации данной возрастной группы, формирования гендерной идентичности в младшем подростковом возрасте. Приведены и проанализированы внешние причины и условия формирования агрессивных реакций младших подростков обоего пола с разным уровнем личностной тревожности в ответ на предъявляемые к ним средовые требования. Проведено эмпирическое исследование с применением психодиагностических методик Ч. Д. Спилбергера, А. Басса и А. Дарки, Э. Вагнера; полученные данные проанализированы с применением методов математической статистики.&#x0D; Результаты проведенного эмпирического исследования позволили установить статистически достоверные различия в проявлениях агрессивности младших подростков разного пола со сходным уровнем личностной тревожности, а также – в проявлениях агрессивности младших подростков с разным уровнем личностной тревожности. Были установлены статистически достоверные связи проявлений агрессивности младшими подростками-мальчиками в зависимости от уровня их личностной тревожности, и констатировано отсутствие таких связей у младших подростков-девочек. Установлено, что личностная тревожность мальчиков младшего подросткового возраста на среднем уровне статистической значимости положительно связана с «подозрительностью» и «враждебностью», у девочек таких связей не обнаружено. Сделаны выводы о проявлениях агрессивности у младших подростков разного пола с разным уровнем личностной тревожности.

Study of Gender Identity Features in Adolescent Orphan Girls: Russian View

Teenage orphans are experiencing difficulties in awareness of themselves and their place in the world, and the lack of knowledge about the differences of the sexes a vague idea of teenagers-orphans about their future gender roles in the family, the absence of adequate specimens for identification, etc. lead to a breach them of the process of formation of gender identity. The purpose of the article is to study the features of the formation of gender identity in adolescent girls left without parental care, and to develop appropriate recommendations for its formation. The authors studied in detail the features of gender identity in orphans. The features of gender identity in girls in the deprived conditions of the center for children left without parental care are revealed, the value of the type of gender identity for the level of their social adaptation is established. The obtained results allowed to develop practical recommendations on the formation of the type of gender identity in orphans, adequate to their biological sex.

Exploring Gender and Identity in Ontario’s Early Years Curriculum Documents

Understanding how Ontario Ministry of Education (OME) early years’ curriculum and framework documents, such as The Kindergarten Program (OME, 2016), How Does Learning Happen? (OME, 2014) and ELECT (BSEPEL, 2007) set the expectations for fostering gender and identity formation is increasingly vital in contemporary society. Educators need to understand how the mandated documents feed their practice and influence what is understood by educators as “appropriate” gendered practices and identities. Drawing on a poststructural feminist perspective (Blaise &amp; Taylor, 2012), the authors examine these early years’ documents for systemic or structural aspects that suggest the formation of specific gender identities. Specifically, this study explores the language and systemic gender beliefs contained in the three documents identified above. The study also examines how specific ideologies may influence gender identity formation in young children. The authors expect to find that these curriculum and framework documents do not support educators in fostering the formation of gender identities, particularly those which are outside of heteronormative expectations.

Adult Learning and Development Goals for Female Veterans’ Career Transitions Amid Cultural Adaptation and Identity Formation

AbstractDifferences between military culture and civilian culture can affect the postmilitary experience for transitioning veterans. Adult educators should acquire and maintain a high level of military cultural competence to effectively serve female veterans as they transition out of the military. For women, the military‐to‐veteran transition also includes unique challenges related to identity formation, including occupational gender identity formation, which is not a salient concern for male veterans. Six learning and development goals are presented to guide adult educators in successfully facilitating the cultural adaptation and identity formation process for new female veterans.

Aspects of Formation of Gender Identity and Its Educational Meaning in Female Heroic Novel- focusing on Honggyewoljeon and Banghallymjeon

Aspects of Formation of Gender Identity and Its Educational Meaning in Female Heroic Novel- focusing on Honggyewoljeon and Banghallymjeon

The Formation of a Special Gender Identity of Soviet Women Railway Workers in the Late 1960s — 1980s

The article is based on oral historical sources and oral memories and examines the historical experience of the professional activities of Soviet women who worked in the train control service of the Belgorod Branch of the Southern Railway (Ministry of Railways of the USSR) in the late 1960s and 1980s, as a form of women’s leadership and gender equality formation (the erosion of male dominance) in the manufacturing sector. Specifically, the influence of the profession (working conditions, content of daily work practices, working rhythm, professional self-awareness) on the formation of a particular gender identity among women railway workers is investigated. An analysis of historical material makes it possible to supplement and significantly expand our understanding of how the “new type” of Soviet women, with an independent economic and social status, was formed in the late Soviet period. The materials constitute the informational basis for preserving information about the labor feats of women working at the railroad in the historical memory of Russian people; they open up new heroines, whose personal and professional lives are the subject of the formation in modern society of a positive attitude towards the female presence in the managerial segment of the engineering and technical sphere.

Peculiarities of gender identity of deviant adolescents

The article is devoted to the study of the formation and manifestation of gender identity in deviant adolescents. The authors analyzed the works devoted to the psychological development of adolescents, taking into account the acceptance or rejection of existing social roles. Special attention is paid to deviant behavior, which partly influences the formation of a person's identity. The authors conducted a study to identify the tendency towards victim behavior in adolescents and correlated them with the data obtained on the definition of character accentuation in students of a regular school and a boarding school. The results of the study confirmed the fact that adolescents with deviant behavior have specific characteristics that make their relationships with their peers and with adults especially difficult. The formation of the gender culture of adolescents takes place on the basis of physical, cognitive development in their relationship with peers and parents, taking into account their psycho-emotional state during puberty.

Gender identity formation of female athletes which represents “male” sports

The article presents the results of a study of the gender identity of female athletes engaged in "male" sports. The components of gender identity, factors of its manifestation in the categories of femininity and masculinity are shown. It is pointed out that gender identity acts as a coherence of consciousness and the behavior of a person as a representative of a certain sex, the connection of cognitive and conative components of personality identity. The gender role requirement is the guideline for this coordination. There are three components to gender identity: structural, dynamic and functional. Gender identity is also presented as a fundamental structure of social identity, which characterizes a person in terms of membership in a masculine or feminine group, the most significant being the way in which a person defines himself. The analysis of the influence of sports activities on the formation of the gender identity of women athletes, representatives of various types of sports is done. Experimental data show that athletes strive to see the feminine qualities in themselves and to understand the presence of dominant masculine features, qualities and role models that develop sporting activities. The results showed that the great majority of female athletes strive to achieve a balance between masculine and feminine features, as shown by the highest percentage of androgyny. In general, the results of the study show that the following concepts prevail in the perceptions of female athletes: "I am ideal" and "Typical male athlete". The lowest number of selections for the article "Typical female athlete". The results of the study showed that the majority of female athletes (28%) had a diffuse personal identity. This is the status of identity, in which there are no strong goals, values and beliefs and attempts to actively form them. In the sample, the vast majority (54%) of athletes also has a diffuse type of gender identity, that is to say, that these athletes have not yet formed their image of a woman or are not paying much attention to it. The lack of gender identity in the vast majority of respondents confirmed the importance of the influence of sports activities in power sports on the development of athletes' gender identity.

Технология формирования гендерной идентичности подростков во взаимодействии неполной семьи и школы

Технология формирования гендерной идентичности подростков во взаимодействии неполной семьи и школы

Влияние визуальных технологий на формирование гендерной идентичности в советской и постсоветской России

Влияние визуальных технологий на формирование гендерной идентичности в советской и постсоветской России

Identity as Resistance: Identity Formation at the Intersection of Race, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation.

Although the concept of intersectionality has gained widespread attention in psychological research, there remains a significant gap related to the impact of intersectionality on identity formation for persons negotiating multiple minority statuses. This gap is especially pronounced among sexual and gender expansive women of Latinx and African American descent-two groups that face disparate personal and public health risks but are largely ignored in the research literature. In response to this gap, we carried out a qualitative study using constructivist grounded theory with 20 Latinx and African American sexual minority, gender expansive women to understand participants' experiences of forming an intersectional social identity. Following an exploration of identity formation related to the specific domains of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation, we prompted participants to consider how each of the specified identity domains impacted the formation and experience of an overall intersectional identity (e.g., how racial position impacted gender identity and/or sexual identity formation). Findings revealed four major themes that were critical in identity formation: (a) family and cultural expectations, (b) freedom to explore identity, (c) the constant negotiation of insider/outsider status, and (d) identity integration as an act of resistance. Implications for future research and psychological services are discussed.

Becoming of the gender identity of senior teens in the value dimension of personality

In the article we deals with the theoretical analysis of the problem of the formation of gender identity of senior teenagers in the value dimension of the personality. We defined the concept of the «gender identity of older teenagers» as an integrative personal entity, which includes the system of cognitive representations, value attitudes and interactions of the articles and reflects their subjective position in the adoption, assimilation and reproduction of models of the sexual behavior in the field of the traditional and egalitarian cultures. In the article we theoretically substantiated and empirically studied the psychological peculiarities of the relationship between the feminine and masculine construct of the gender identity and values as the motivational core of the personality at the levels of normative ideals and individual priorities. We proved that the value structures of girls and boys of the senior adolescence at the levels of normative ideals and individual priorities are characterized by consistency and incompatible existence, which testifies to the existence of a value conflict. We established that the feminine-masculine construct of gender identity is reflected in the ambivalent content of values at both levels, which testifies about the traditional and egalitarian orientations of the investigators and confirms the presence of senior teenagers at the stage of search, value self-determination, the choice that is crucial for the formation of gender identity in the period mature personality.

Transgender patient with ovarian dysgerminoma in medical history

Purpose of Investigation: Recognition of transgender individuals is increasing and so should physicians’ knowledge concerning the appropriate management to ensure the best possible care for these patients. Materials and Methods: Comprehensive case study with guidelines analysis. Results: The case of a 17-year-old female patient is presented. The patient had a previous medical history of left adnexectomy and chemotherapy due to an ovarian dysgerminoma yolk sac tumor. The current problem relates to gender identity formation disorders. The patient requires continuation of multidisciplinary examination, and is under the care of doctors and psychologists. The problem is not only gynecological. Conclusion: This patient’s case indicates that psychosexual development may be neglected over oncological history of ovarian malignancy.

Gendered identity formation in post-colonial France: the case of French Muslims of Maghrebi origins with a focus on Algeria

ABSTRACTIn this article, we examine identity formation processes among French Muslims from former North African French colonies, focusing on Algeria. France’s violent colonial presence in Algeria has put an indelible effect on three generations of French of Algerian origin, as they have struggled to survive despite political pressures and cultural demands in post-colonial France. Using several theories and concepts pertaining identity formation among colonial subjects, including Stuart Hall’s discussion of ‘self-othering,’ Frantz Fanon’s Manichaean notions of ‘black’ and ‘white’ identity formations, and W.E.B. Du Bois’ concept of ‘double consciousness,’ we first analyse formation of a hybrid identity among three generations of French Muslims. Next, we focus on the torturous journey of French Muslim women particularly related to the hijab controversy, as they oscillate between resistance and assimilation under French Republic’s Laïcité laws. We further examine the intersectionality of gender-based, religious and rural/tribal identities in Algeria, signified by two clearly delineated ‘gendered’ public and private spaces, and boundary erosions between the two in post-colonial France. We conclude that under the false pretence of ‘gender equality,’ in its attempt to unveil Muslim women the French government is using their bodies as a cultural battleground to subject them to total submission and assimilation.

Ruptures of Dress: an analysis of Vestido Nuevoand the formation of gender identity in childhood

Ruptures of Dress: an analysis of Vestido Nuevoand the formation of gender identity in childhood

Constructing Masculinity in Women’s Retailers: An Analysis of the Effect of Gendered Market Segmentation on Consumer Behavior

While gender-based differences in consumer behavior have been previously investigated within the context of gender-neutral or unisex retailers, men’s behavior in women’s retailers remains largely unexplored. Furthermore, most studies frame the retail environment as a passive platform through which essential gender differences yield setting-specific bifurcated behavior, and do not address the role the commercial establishment and men’s shopping habits play in gender identity formation and maintenance. To address this gap, we analyzed men’s behavior in women’s retailers using interactionist and social constructionist theories of sex/gender. Data were collected through non-participatory observation at a series of large, enclosed shopping malls in South-Western Ontario, Canada and analyzed thematically. We found that men tend to actively avoid women’s retailers or commercial spaces that connote femininity, while those who enter said spaces display passivity, aloofness, or reticence. We suggest the dominant cultural milieu that constitute hegemonic masculinity— disaffiliation with femininity, an accentuation of heterosexuality, and a prioritization of homosocial engagement—nform the dialectical relationship between individual and institutional gender practice that manifests through consumption.

Good woman, bad woman: Social control and self-regulation in Kerala's artisanal fisheries

The paper explores the processes of gendered identity formation and subjectification in a Latin Catholic Christian artisanal fisher community in Kerala (South India) in the throes of capitalist modernization and the associated transformation of workspaces and work cultures. Macro-changes in fishing and fish marketing in Kerala have forced women fish vendors to travel greater distances and spend long hours away from their homes and communities. In these changed circumstances, this paper examines how local communities exercise social control over women fish workers and the forms of self and peer monitoring and regulation the women fashion in response to the surveillance of their personal and work lives. Women responded to the relentless policing of their lives by generating discourses of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ (vending) women that may be regarded as processes of self and other identity formation that divided women from each other. This ethnographic study primarily uses qualitative research tools.