TITLE:
Construction and Validation of the Gender Apperception Test-GAT for Children
AUTHORS:
Silvana B. Gaino, Francisco Baptista Assumpção Jr., Gerson Silva Santos Neto, Victor Galvao
KEYWORDS:
Gender Identity; Toys and Games; Children Evaluation
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.4 No.11,
November
28,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Objective: This study had objectives as the construction and validation
of an instrument to assess the factors associated to the formation of gender
identity considering the role of toys and childish games, easily applicable and
possible to be used in a wide range of contexts with children aged from 4 to 6
years old. Method: The Gender Apperception Test (GAT—originally TAG in
BR-Portuguese), formed by 51 items, was applied in 303 children (171 boys and
132 girls) from public and private schools. Results: The internal consistency
of the items was very satisfactory presented in Cronbach’s Alphas of 0.92.
Conclusions: GAT’s psychometric parameters were satisfactory, indicating that
this is an alternative way for empirical investigations and applied works in
different institutions, capable of guiding measures intended to assess and keep
up with the development of children’s gender identity concept.