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Statistical analysis. All statistical analysis was done using SAS 9.2.
Principal component analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, Pearson’s product
moment correlation, and descriptive statistics of central tendency were
run. As the three scales are theorized to be correlated, a promax rotation
was used in the final analysis of the data. IIOC values have already been
calculated to determine the construct validity of items. These statistics
were utilized to verify several different components of instrument
validity. Principal component analysis was utilized to verify the three
factors hypothesized to make up gender identity; Person recognizes
him/herself as biological man or woman, what the person feels about
his/her biological sex, and how that sense of identity affects the persons
role in society. Cronbach’s alpha provided a measure of internal
consistency for the AMGS. Because these three factors are highly
correlated, a promax rotation provided the best fit of the three factors.
Pearson’s product moment correlation determined convergent validity
between the AMGS and the BSRI (Bem, 1974) to assess if the two instruments
were measuring similar constructs. Pearson’s product moment correlation
was run between the AMGS and the FIS (Serafini, Maitland, & Adams, 2006)
to determine if the two instruments are measuring different constructs
to verify discriminant validity.