Zhang Ya-Lin, Zhang Hong-Mei, Xu Jing-Xia, Zhou Qi-Ying, Wang He, Pan Xiao-Cheng
Department of Pediatrics, Hangzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Hangzhou 311225, Zhejiang Province, China.
Department of Nursing, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
World J Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 19;14(1):36-43. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i1.36.
Gender consciousness directly affects the development of gender identity, which is a continuous and lifelong process. Meanwhile, hospitalization is a part of many children's lives and has an impact on their gender development.
To investigate the current situation of gender identity in lower primary school children by conducting a survey of 202 hospitalized children in the lower grades and to provide a theoretical basis and foundation for the cultivation of gender identity and medical treatment of children based on the results. This study aims to inspire clinical medical staff to scientifically and reasonably arrange hospital wards for lower primary school children and pay attention to gender protection during the medical treatment process and to help children shape a unified and clear gender identity, which will enable them to better integrate into society and promote their personality development.
The gender consciousness scale for elementary and middle school students was used for the survey.
Gender identity was already present in lower primary school children. The children's gender roles and gender equality consciousness were strong, exceeding the critical value, but their gender characteristics, gender identity, and gender ideal consciousness were weak. Children aged 6 had the weakest gender identity, and girls had significantly stronger gender identity than boys.
Gender identity is already present in lower primary school children, providing a basis and inspiration for the cultivation of gender identity and medical treatment of lower primary school children. Clinical medical staff should be aware of and understand these results and should scientifically and reasonably arrange hospital wards for lower primary school children.
性别意识直接影响性别认同的发展，而性别认同是一个持续一生的过程。同时，住院是许多儿童生活的一部分，会对他们的性别发展产生影响。
通过对202名低年级住院儿童进行调查，了解小学低年级儿童性别认同的现状，并根据结果为儿童性别认同培养和医疗提供理论依据和基础。本研究旨在启发临床医护人员科学合理地为小学低年级儿童安排医院病房，在医疗过程中注重性别保护，帮助儿童塑造统一清晰的性别认同，使其能更好地融入社会，促进其个性发展。
采用中小学生性别意识量表进行调查。
小学低年级儿童已存在性别认同。儿童的性别角色和性别平等意识较强，超过临界值，但性别特征、性别认同和性别理想意识较弱。6岁儿童的性别认同最弱，女孩的性别认同明显强于男孩。
小学低年级儿童已存在性别认同，为小学低年级儿童性别认同培养和医疗提供了依据和启示。临床医护人员应知晓并理解这些结果，科学合理地为小学低年级儿童安排医院病房。
