Sex differences and sexual orientation differences in personality: Findings from the BBC internet survey

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-187

  Lippa, Richard A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Masculinity femininity; Personality; Sex differences; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVENESS; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BISEXUAL MALE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 38349108243     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-007-9267-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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