Female Bisexuality From Adolescence to Adulthood: Results From a 10-Year Longitudinal Study

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-14

  Diamond, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexuality; longitudinal study; psychosexual development; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38549132588     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.5     Document Type: Article

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