A retrospective study of childhood gender-atypical behavior in Samoan fa'afafine

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 659-666

  Bartlett, Nancy H ^a   Vasey, Paul L ^b  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androphilia; Childhood gender non conformity; Independent Samoa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD GENDER NONCONFORMITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS GENDER BEHAVIOR; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMOA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMOA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIBLING RELATIONS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 33751529306     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9055-1     Document Type: Article

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