Genetic and environmental influences on sexual orientation and its correlates in an Australian Twin sample

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 524-536

  Bailey, J Michael ^d   Dunne, Michael P ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034145561     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.78.3.524     Document Type: Article

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