A person's concept of self as being male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent, based in part on physical characteristics, parental responses, and psychological and social pressures. It is the internal experience of gender role.

Annotation

psychological; do not confuse with SEX CHARACTERISTICS (physiological); do not confuse with SEXUAL ORIENTATION see SEX BEHAVIOR: gender identity is knowing that one is male or female; sexual orientation is preferring heterosexual or homosexual behavior

DUI

D005783 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0009056

Previous indexing

Identification (Psychology) (1968-1975); Sex (1968-1975)

History note

1991(1975); for GENDER use SEX 1991-2003

Public note

1991; see IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1976-1990; for GENDER see SEX 1991-2003