News Finding: "Such children should be included in work on basic gender development to expand our knowledge of gender developmental experiences and strengthen theories of gender development."
Paper Finding: Therefore, such children should be included in work on basic gender development, as in the current work, in order to both expand our knowledge of gender developmental experiences and strengthen our (widely debated) theories of gender development.
News Context: Given the small size of the study sample, the authors caution against generalizing from their results. However, they also note the importance of considering transgender children: "We are increasingly aware that there are individuals who identify early in development as a gender other than the one aligned with their sex at birth," notes Kristina R. Olson, associate professor of psychology at the University of Washington, the study's senior author. "Such children should be included in work on basic gender development to expand our knowledge of gender developmental experiences and strengthen theories of gender development."
Paper Context: Conducting many statistical tests increased the possibility of Type I errors, making replication especially important. Therefore, such children should be included in work on basic gender development, as in the current work, in order to both expand our knowledge of gender developmental experiences and strengthen our (widely debated) theories of gender development. In that way, as psychologists, we can lead not only the field, but also broader societal culture, in understanding that gender and sex identities are much broader than have traditionally been studied.