A Systematic Review of Gender Dysphoria Measures in Autistic Samples.
Autism
Gender dysphoria
Gender incongruence
Systematic review
Journal
Archives of sexual behavior
ISSN: 1573-2800
Titre abrégé: Arch Sex Behav
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 1273516
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jun 2024
03 Jun 2024
Historique:
received:
16
08
2023
accepted:
08
05
2024
revised:
08
05
2024
medline:
4
6
2024
pubmed:
4
6
2024
entrez:
3
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
This systematic review investigated how studies have measured gender dysphoria (GD) in autistic samples and the impact of using different measures on study results. The literature search identified 339 relevant papers, with 12 of them meeting the inclusion criteria. Results showed that seven different measures of GD characteristics have been used with autistic samples and that the studies consistently reported a greater number of GD characteristics and a greater severity of GD in autistic compared to non-autistic samples. Methodological common practices were found in recruiting participants from clinical settings rather than the general population, having more autistic males than females in the samples, for studies being conducted in Europe, North America, and Oceania, and using single-item measures of GD for samples of autistic children. Issues were identified with study designs and measures of GD, suggesting a need for a more standardized multi-item self-report measure of GD for use in clinical and non-clinical samples across different ages and cultures.
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pubmed: 38831234
doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02896-4
pii: 10.1007/s10508-024-02896-4
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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