Transgender individuals exhibit distinct personality profiles compared to cisgender individuals
Multiple clinical and empirical studies demonstrate that transgender individuals often exhibit distinct personality profiles and psychological traits compared to cisgender populations.
The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that transgender and gender-diverse individuals exhibit distinct personality profiles and score differently on standard personality and psychological inventories (such as the MMPI, NEO, and personality disorder assessments) compared to cisgender reference groups. Multiple studies across different cultural contexts identify these distinct profiles, often intersecting with minority stress experiences. No papers refute the basic premise that group-level differences exist.
A. Anzani, C. De Panfilis, C. Scandurra, A. Prunas. Personality Disorders and Personality Profiles in a Sample of Transgender Individuals Requesting Gender-Affirming Treatments. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051521
Evaluates personality profiles of transgender individuals and finds distinct patterns and differences compared to cisgender normative samples.
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Furente F, Matera E, Margari L, Lavorato E, Annecchini F, Scarascia Mugnozza F, Colacicco G, Gabellone A, Petruzzelli MG. Social Introversion Personality Trait as Predictor of Internalizing Symptoms in Female Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12093236
Finds significantly higher scores on social introversion dimensions in transgender adolescents compared to cisgender controls.
W. T. Bryant, Nicholas A. Livingston, J. McNulty, Kurt T. Choate, Bradley J. Brummel. Examining Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) scale scores in a transgender and gender diverse sample.. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001087
Shows that transgender individuals score significantly differently on broad personality and psychopathology inventories compared to normative samples.
Jiwen Zhang, Peng-Chih Wang, Fei Zhang, H. Lo. Using mental health screening instruments for understanding depression and personality profiles among Chinese transgender individuals. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/17525098.2020.1803517
Compares Chinese transgender and cisgender individuals, noting specific differences in personality profiles and psychological functioning.
Liu Y, Wang Z, Dong H, Zhang Y, Yang K, Yang Q, Wang Z, Niu Y. Assessment of psychological personality traits in transgender groups using the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1416011
Identifies distinct psychological personality traits and elevated clinical scale scores in transgender groups compared to controls using the MMPI.
Clarissa C Pedreira, Sophia Tchir-Bourgeois, Shubhangi Tuli, Abigail Giancola, A. P. López López, A. Keuroghlian, M. Misra, J. Andreano. SAT417 Comparison Of Mental Health Status In Transgender And Gender Diverse Versus Cisgender People. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvad114.2088
Reports differences in personality dimensions such as neuroticism when comparing transgender and nonbinary individuals to cisgender groups.
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