Rutherford, Alexandra2019-03-052019-03-052018-12-062019-03-05http://hdl.handle.net/10315/35910Quantitative gender research within Psychology has traditionally been limited and inherently exclusionary of people with non-binary genders. Focusing research on aspects of gender with inclusive methods can allow us to develop a more fundamental understanding of gender beyond just masculinity and femininity. The present study explores the validity of two measures of gender self-schema gender salience and schematic breadth to demonstrate how such methods can be both more inclusive and lead to a more nuanced understanding of gender. Schematic breadth was explored separately between three types role, presentation/performance, and identity and between gender groups. Notably, non-binary people were found to use significantly fewer role terms than other genders. This suggests that gender role may take on a different meaning for non-binary people, supporting the idea that new approaches are required to understand gender in an inclusive way that moves beyond the binary of masculinity and femininity.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.Gender studiesElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2019-03-05gendertransgenderinclusive methodsschemas