Sexual Orientation and Childhood Gender Nonconformity: Evidence From Home Videos

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-58

  Rieger, Gerulf ^a   Linsenmeier, Joan A W ^a   Gygax, Lorenz ^b   Bailey, J Michael ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

behavioral observation; development; sex typed behavior; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 38549174803     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.46     Document Type: Article

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