De rol van genderidentiteit in zelfwaardering en middelengebruik in de adolescentie

In this study, the role of gender identity in self-esteem and substance use was examined. It was also studied whether the adolescents’ sex functioned as a moderator. The goal of this study was to give more insights on the role of gender identity, considering that previous research mainly focused on adolescents from the LGBTQIA+ community and not on all adolescents, regardless their sexual preference. Adolscents at the age of 17 (N = 100) filled out quesstionaires to research this topic. Gender identity was measured with the Multi-dimensional Gender Identity Measure and consisted of three different aspects, namely gender typicality (the extent to which someone’s interests and behaviors align with the ones of peers from their gender group), gender contentedness (the extent to which some is content with his or her gender identity) and felt pressure (regarding their gender identity, mainly from their parents). Self-esteem was measured with the Self-Perception Profile for Children –...Show moreIn this study, the role of gender identity in self-esteem and substance use was examined. It was also studied whether the adolescents’ sex functioned as a moderator. The goal of this study was to give more insights on the role of gender identity, considering that previous research mainly focused on adolescents from the LGBTQIA+ community and not on all adolescents, regardless their sexual preference. Adolscents at the age of 17 (N = 100) filled out quesstionaires to research this topic. Gender identity was measured with the Multi-dimensional Gender Identity Measure and consisted of three different aspects, namely gender typicality (the extent to which someone’s interests and behaviors align with the ones of peers from their gender group), gender contentedness (the extent to which some is content with his or her gender identity) and felt pressure (regarding their gender identity, mainly from their parents). Self-esteem was measured with the Self-Perception Profile for Children – Global self-worth subscale and substance use was measured with five questions regarding the frequency to which they used different substances. Multiple regression analyses were performed to examine the effects of gender identity on the dependent factors self-esteem and substance use. The analyses showed that the aspect gender typicality was positively and significantly related to self- esteem and alcohol use. No moderating effects for gender were found for the relation between gender identity and the outcome variables. The current study showed that the aspect gender typicality of gender identity plays an important role in the degree of self-esteem and amount of alcohol use among adolescents. It is important to focus on how to decrease the impact of gender typicality and to increase the normalization and acceptation of diversity regarding adolescents’ gender identity.Show less

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De rol van genderidentiteit in zelfwaardering en middelengebruik in de adolescentie