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.

Descriptor ID	D005783
MeSH Number(s)	F01.393.446.250 F01.752.747.385.200 F01.752.747.722.200 F02.739.794.793.200
Concept/Terms	Gender Identity Gender Identity Gender Identities Identity, Gender Woman's Role Woman's Role Role, Woman's Roles, Woman's Woman's Roles Women's Role Role, Women's Roles, Women's Women's Roles Sex Role Sex Role Role, Sex Roles, Sex Sex Roles Gender Role Gender Roles Roles, Gender Gender Gender Men's Role Men's Role Role, Men's Roles, Men's Man's Role Role, Man's

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