Survey and clinical considerations of gender identity in lower primary school children

Table 4 Gender consciousness scores of school-aged children of different ages

Age	Number of cases	Gender consciousness	Gender identity	Gender ideals	Gender traits	Gender roles	Gender equality
6 ≤ Y < 7	15	2.52 ± 0.54	2.26 ± 0.75	2.23 ± 0.67	2.27 ± 0.57	2.59 ± 0.67	3.27 ± 0.52
7 ≤ Y < 8	65	2.86 ± 0.56	2.81 ± 0.79a	2.45 ± 0.62	2.51 ± 0.70	3.10 ± 0.70a	3.41 ± 0.58
8 ≤ Y < 9	100	2.84 ± 0.54	2.76 ± 0.75a	2.49 ± 0.58	2.56 ± 0.65	3.07 ± 0.66a	3.32 ± 0.54
9 ≤ Y < 10	22	2.63 ± 0.48	2.52 ± 0.72	2.38 ± 0.47	2.30 ± 0.65	2.90 ± 0.51	3.06 ± 0.55
F value		2.434	2.753	0.990	1.576	2.839	2.155
P value		0.066	0.044	0.399	0.196	0.039	0.095

^aP < 0.05 vs 6 ≤ Y < 7.