Hegarty Peter
Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, England.
Dev Psychol. 2009 Jul;45(4):895-900. doi: 10.1037/a0016163.
In this commentary, the author reviews methodological and conceptual shortcomings of recent articles by K. D. Drummond, S. J. Bradley, M. Peterson-Badali, and K. J. Zucker (see record 2007-19851-005) as well as G. Rieger, J. A. W. Linsenmeier, L. Gygax, and J. M. Bailey (see record 2007-19851-006), which sought to predict adult sexual identity from childhood gender identity. The author argues that such research needs to incorporate a greater awareness of how stigmatization affects identity processes. Multidimensional models of gender identity that describe variation in children's responses to pressure to conform to gender norms are particularly useful in this regard (S. K. Egan & D. G. Perry, 2001). Experiments on the interpretation of developmental data are reviewed to evidence how cultural assumptions about sexuality can impact theories of sexual identity development in unintended ways. The author concludes that understanding the development of children presumed most likely to grow up with sexual minority identities requires a consideration of the cultural contexts in which identities develop and in which psychologists theorize.
在这篇评论文章中，作者审视了K. D. 德拉蒙德、S. J. 布拉德利、M. 彼得森 - 巴达利和K. J. 朱克近期文章（见记录2007 - 19851 - 005）以及G. 里格、J. A. W. 林森迈尔、L. 吉加克斯和J. M. 贝利近期文章（见记录2007 - 19851 - 006）在方法和概念上的缺陷，这些文章试图从儿童期的性别认同来预测成年后的性取向。作者认为，此类研究需要更多地认识到污名化如何影响身份认同过程。在这方面，描述儿童对遵守性别规范压力的反应差异的多维性别认同模型特别有用（S. K. 伊根和D. G. 佩里，2001）。文中回顾了关于发展数据解读的实验，以证明关于性取向的文化假设如何以意想不到的方式影响性取向发展理论。作者得出结论，要理解那些被认为最有可能以性少数身份长大的儿童的发展，需要考虑身份认同发展以及心理学家进行理论建构所处的文化背景。
