Comparison of Methods to Assess Adolescent Gender Identity in the ABCD Study

Sarahjane L Dube; Michelle M Johns; Leah Robin; Elizabeth Hoffman; Alexandra S Potter

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4678

Comparison of Methods to Assess Adolescent Gender Identity in the ABCD Study

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jan 1;178(1):86-88. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4678.

Authors

Sarahjane L Dube¹, Michelle M Johns², Leah Robin³, Elizabeth Hoffman⁴, Alexandra S Potter¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
² Center on Equity Research, NORC at the University of Chicago, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁴ National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study assesses the reliability and validity of methods used to capture gender identity in Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study participants.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Brain*
Cognition
Female
Gender Identity*
Humans
Male