Gender identity formation in adolescence: A review of gender diversity

Abstract

The goal of this article is to summarize what is now understood about pathways and influencing elements in adolescence's gender identity formation. We provide a brief review of identity in terms of gender historically and discuss the emergence of general identities during adolescence, gender identities in the populace at large, and the emergence of gender diversity identities in young people. We are focusing in this article that the medical practitioner's responsibility in managing gender identity for contribution.