Masculinity, femininity, and transsexualism

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 527-534

  Herman Jeglińska, Anna ^a,b   Grabowska, Anna ^a   Dulko, Stanisław ^c  

^a NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL CENTER FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender identity; Masculinity; Sex roles; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PERSONALITY; POLAND; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; TRANSSEXUALISM; ADULT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0036886021     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020611416035     Document Type: Article

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