PSY638 PSY 638 Assignment 4-2 PROMINENT FACTORS AMONG.docx- Snhu

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PSY638 PSY 638 Assignment 4-2 PROMINENT FACTORS AMONG.docx- Snhu

Prominent Factors in the Development of Gender IdentityThe development of gender differences is initiated during the early childhood years while being continuously impacted by a variety of factors related to the child’s genetics, environment, society, and culture. The biological influence of sex differences on the development of gender is believed to be interrelated with the construct of one temperament, which displays itself as early as infancy (Endendijk et al., 2013). Temperament is an attribute possessed by individuals, and derived from a combination of factors within that person’s life such as genetics, environmental experiences, and parenting styles. An individual’s temperament is defined as the characteristic modes of behavioral and emotional responses to environmental situations, including activity level, irritability, fearfulness, and sociability (Shaffer & Kipp, 2014).

PSY638 PSY 638 Assignment 4-2 PROMINENT FACTORS AMONG.docx- Snhu

Evidence from Western societies has demonstrated that some of the temperamental differences between each gender can be impacted by the parental treatment of these infants, whereas among American infants the genetic variations are responsible for the individual variations in temperament (Endendijk et al., 2013). Gender Dysphoria; the more recent terminology within the DSM-5 for the original termed diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder established in 1980, is the evident difference between an individual’s experienced gender and the gender that others would assign to him or her (De Cuypere, Knudson & Bockting, 2011; Lev, 2013). Gender dysphoria; being characterized as an intense desire to be treated as the “other” gender or to want to alter one’s sex characteristics, along with a strong conviction that one has feelings that are representative of the “other” gender,

PSY638 PSY 638 Assignment 4-2 PROMINENT FACTORS AMONG.docx- Snhu

ensures that transgender people will continue to be labeled as being mentally ill (Lev, 2013). There is an array of explanations and beliefs regarding the influence of one’s upbringing and societal experiences on the development of gender identity, although recent research has illustrated the prevalent correlations between parenting styles and the development of gender role identity. Parenting StylesFamily possesses a significant role in the development of an individual’s identity, therefore, heightening the importance of the parent-child relationship, especially during the individual’s transition into adolescence (Ragelienė & Justickis, 2016). Parents influence their children’s gender development by role modeling and encouraging different behaviors

PSY638 PSY 638 Assignment 4-2 PROMINENT FACTORS AMONG.docx- Snhu

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