Table 3.

Cross-gender analyses with mean male and female CSBQ scores for gender dysphoric children and adolescents and comparison groups

Scalesb	Girls with GD		TD girls		Effect sizes Cohen’s d a	Boys with GD		TD girls		Effect sizes Cohen’s d a	Boys with GD		TD boys		Effect sizes Cohen’s d a	Girls with GD		TD boys		Effect sizes Cohen’s d a
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD		Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Tuned	6.93	5.40	4.04	3.93	0.69	7.68	5.59	4.04	3.93	0.86	7.68	5.59	4.35	4.28	0.74	6.93	5.40	4.35	4.28	0.58
Social	4.38	4.52	1.40	2.30	1.07	3.69	4.45	1.40	2.30	0.83	3.69	4.45	2.10	2.96	0.49	4.38	4.52	2.10	2.96	0.70
Orientation	2.66	3.19	1.56	2.26	0.45	3.28	3.61	1.56	2.26	0.68	3.28	3.61	2.17	2.63	0.39	2.66	3.19	2.17	2.63	0.18
Understanding	3.30	3.09	1.90	2.18	0.60	3.27	3.20	1.90	2.18	0.58	3.27	3.20	2.18	2.48	0.42	3.30	3.09	2.18	2.48	0.43
Stereotyped	.94	1.57	0.92	1.67	0.01	2.33	2.29	0.92	1.67	0.79	2.33	2.29	1.25	2.02	0.52	.94	1.57	1.25	2.02	0.16
Change	1.41	1.70	0.69	1.12	0.58	1.24	1.76	0.69	1.12	0.44	1.24	1.76	0.83	1.31	0.29	1.41	1.70	0.83	1.31	0.42
CSBQ total	19.62	14.56	10.51	10.34	0.82	21.51	16.74	10.51	10.34	0.95	21.51	16.74	12.89	12.43	0.65	19.62	14.56	12.89	12.43	0.53

GD Children and adolescents with gender dysphoria, TD Typically developing children and adolescents, ASD Children and adolescents with ASD, CSBQ Children’s Social Behaviour Questionnaire

^aAcross group effect size differences; Cohen’s d: 0.80 or higher is a large effect size, 0.50–0.79 a medium effect size and 0.20–0.49 small. Effect sizes less than 0.20 are negligible (Cohen 1988)

^b Tuned behavior not optimally changed to the situation, Social reduced social interest and contact, Orientation orientation problems in activity, place of time, Understanding difficulties in understanding social information, Stereotyped stereotyped behavior, Change fear or resistance to changes