Peer group status of gender dysphoric children: A sociometric study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 553-560

  Wallien, Madeleine S C ^a   Veenstra, René ^b,c   Kreukels, Baudewijntje P C ^a   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Peer relations; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; SEXUAL AND GENDER DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77952097720     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9517-3     Document Type: Article

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