Sex role identity related to the ratio of second to fourth digit length in women

Biological Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-156

  Csathó, Árpád ^a,c   Osváth, Anikó ^a   Bicsák, Éva ^a   Karádi, Kázmér ^a   Manning, John ^b   Kállai, János ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Prenatal steroids; Second to fourth digit ratio; Sex role

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINGER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX ROLE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FINGERS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 12244291519     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(02)00127-8     Document Type: Article

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