The Recalled Childhood Gender Questionnaire-Revised: A Psychometric Analysis in a Sample of Women with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

ADRENOGENITAL syndrome; DISEASES in women; PSYCHOMETRICS; GENDER; PERSONALITY questionnaires; GENDER dysphoria; ADRENAL diseases; PHYSICAL fitness testing; PATIENTS

We administered the 18-item Recalled Childhood Gender Questionnaire-Revised (RCGQ-R), female version, to 147 adult women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAM) representing three different degrees of prenatal androgenization due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency and to non-CAH controls. A principal components analysis generated 3 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 a = .91), Physical Activity (3 items; a = .64), and Cross-Gender Desire (2 items; a = .47). Discriminant validity was demonstrated in terms of highly significant comparisons across the 4 groups. We concluded that the first 2 RCGQ-R scales show good psychometric qualities, but that the third scale needs to be evaluated further in a sample that includes women with gender identity disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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