Sexual Orientation Across the Life Span: Introduction to the Special Section

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Patterson, Charlotte J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; gay; lesbian; life span; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LESBIAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38549128417     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.1     Document Type: Article

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