The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects
This study underscores the impact of individuals’ gender identity experiences on their well-being and psychosexuality, drawing data from a sample of 2907 adults in Greece. Utilizing the Gender Identity Scale, we collected responses to transcend the conventional “man – woman” binary. Employing Latent...
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| description | This study underscores the impact of individuals’ gender identity experiences on their well-being and psychosexuality, drawing data from a sample of 2907 adults in Greece. Utilizing the Gender Identity Scale, we collected responses to transcend the conventional “man – woman” binary. Employing Latent Class Analysis, we identified nine Gender Identity Groups based on participants' responses. The results revealed that those embracing a fluid gender identity demonstrated better well-being indicators compared to those rigidly identifying as “men” or “women”. Notably, individuals associating with a “woman” gender identity displayed the lowest well-being indicators. In terms of psychosexual aspects, those with a fluid gender identity reported heightened sexual assertiveness and satisfaction, while individuals identifying solely as “men” exhibited elevated sexual anxiety. Furthermore, the gender of the sexual partner interacted with different gender identity groups. These findings suggest a potential influence of internalized societal roles and expectations linked to man and woman conceptual constructs, exerting pressure to conform to established gender norms. Limitations are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a939c7778a4640ea99d812e42ccf81a92025-08-20T03:21:38ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722025-06-01191719310.5964/ijpr.13595ijpr.13595The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual AspectsIlias Kassaras0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3187-1228Panagiotis Kordoutis1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9759-3823Department of Psychology, Panteion University, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, Panteion University, Athens, GreeceThis study underscores the impact of individuals’ gender identity experiences on their well-being and psychosexuality, drawing data from a sample of 2907 adults in Greece. Utilizing the Gender Identity Scale, we collected responses to transcend the conventional “man – woman” binary. Employing Latent Class Analysis, we identified nine Gender Identity Groups based on participants' responses. The results revealed that those embracing a fluid gender identity demonstrated better well-being indicators compared to those rigidly identifying as “men” or “women”. Notably, individuals associating with a “woman” gender identity displayed the lowest well-being indicators. In terms of psychosexual aspects, those with a fluid gender identity reported heightened sexual assertiveness and satisfaction, while individuals identifying solely as “men” exhibited elevated sexual anxiety. Furthermore, the gender of the sexual partner interacted with different gender identity groups. These findings suggest a potential influence of internalized societal roles and expectations linked to man and woman conceptual constructs, exerting pressure to conform to established gender norms. Limitations are also discussed.https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.13595gender identitysexualitywell-beingsexual partnergender fluiditygender norms |
| spellingShingle | Ilias Kassaras Panagiotis Kordoutis The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships gender identity sexuality well-being sexual partner gender fluidity gender norms |
| title | The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects |
| title_full | The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects |
| title_short | The Role of Gender Identity in Well-Being and Psychosexual Aspects |
| title_sort | role of gender identity in well being and psychosexual aspects |
| topic | gender identity sexuality well-being sexual partner gender fluidity gender norms |
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