Gender nonconformity, childhood rejection, and adult attachment: A study of gay men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-128

  Landolt, Monica A ^a   Bartholomew, Kim ^b   Saffrey, Colleen ^b   Oram, Doug ^b   Perlman, Daniel ^c  

^a CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Gay male sexual orientation; Gender nonconformity; Parent child relations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIALIZATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEPRESSION; GENDER IDENTITY; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BISEXUALITY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DEPRESSION; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 3042842476     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ASEB.0000014326.64934.50     Document Type: Review

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