The Recalled Childhood Gender Questionnaire-Revised: a psychometric analysis in a sample of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
We administered the 18-item Recalled Childhood Gender Questionnaire-Revised (RCGQ-R), female version, to 147 adult women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) representing three different degrees of prenatal androgenization due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency and to non-CAH controls. A principal components analysis generated three components accounting for 46%, 9%, and 6% of the variance, respectively. Corresponding unit-weighted scales (high scores = feminine) were labeled Gender Role (13 items; Cronbach alpha = .91), Physical Activity (3 items; alpha = .64), and Cross-Gender Desire (2 items; alpha = .47). Discriminant validity was demonstrated in terms of highly significant comparisons across the four groups. We conclude that the first 2 RCGQ-R scales show good psychometric qualities, but that the third scale needs to be further evaluated in a sample that includes women with gender identity disorder.
Meyer-Bahlburg
Heino F L
HF
New York State Psychiatric Institute & Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, NYSPI Unit 15, New York, NY 1003, USA. meyerb@childpsych.columbia.edu
Dolezal
Curtis
C
Zucker
Kenneth J
KJ
Kessler
Suzanna J
SJ
Schober
Justine M
JM
New
Maria I
MI
D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires