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Jones, BA 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-5847, Nguyen, AL, Sequeira, GM, Morrison, SD and Cahill, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7897-0862,
2024.
The gender congruences and life satisfaction scale for transgender and gender-diverse youth (GCLS-Y): a validation study with samples from the UK and US.
International Journal of Transgender Health.
ISSN 2689-5269
Abstract
Background: There are currently no good quality psychometric tools available to assess multi-dimensional outcomes for trans and gender diverse youth. A tool is needed to develop a stronger evidence base regarding the evaluation of gender-affirming healthcare for the population.
Aim: The current study aimed to adapt and validate the Gender Congruence and Life Satisfaction Scale for young trans and gender diverse people (GCLS-Y) with young trans and gender diverse people aged 14-19 living in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).
Method: Initially, the GCLS-Y was adapted through expert consultation and discussion with trans and gender diverse youth to ensure it is meaningful and relevant. A survey that included the GCLS-Y and other psychometric measures that assessed gender incongruence, mental health and wellbeing to determine convergent validity and social desirability to examine discriminant validity was completed by 307 trans and gender diverse youth (n = 175 in the US and n = 132 in the UK).
Findings: Exploratory Factor Analysis supported a 5-factor model that was assessed as conceptually accurate. The final version of the GCLS-Y included 38 items with the following subscales: Psychosocial Implications of Gender Distress, Incongruence and Dysphoria related to Chest, Incongruence and Distress related to Genitalia, Social Perceptions of Gender, and Life Satisfaction. The measure was also found to be valid and reliable.
Conclusions: The GCLS-Y is a psychometrically sound tool that can be used to assess multidimensional outcomes among trans and gender diverse youth (14-19 years) related to mental health and wellbeing, gender incongruence and distress, and social experiences of gender. The tool can support the development of evidence-based policy, which has implications for legislation, healthcare funding, and broader societal attitudes.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Publication Title: | International Journal of Transgender Health |
| Creators: | Jones, B.A., Nguyen, A.L., Sequeira, G.M., Morrison, S.D. and Cahill, L. |
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
| Date: | 2 September 2024 |
| ISSN: | 2689-5269 |
| Identifiers: | Number Type 10.1080/26895269.2024.2397720 DOI 2205642 Other |
| Rights: | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons attribution-nonCommercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. the terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
| Record created by: | Jonathan Gallacher |
| Date Added: | 03 Sep 2024 09:02 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2024 09:02 |
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52161 |
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