Psychiatric symptoms and same-sex sexual attraction and behavior in light of childhood gender atypical behavior and parental relationships

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 494-504

  Alanko, Katarina ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Witting, Katarina ^a   Varjonen, Markus ^a   Jern, Patrik ^a   Johansson, Ada ^a   Von Der Pahlen, Bettina ^a   Kenneth Sandnabba, N ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75149176776     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490902846487     Document Type: Article

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