Development and validation of the pregnancy and infant orientation questionnaire

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 598-610

  Meyer Bahlburg, Heino F L ^a   Dolezal, Curtis ^a   Johnson, Laurel L ^b   Kessler, Suzanne J ^c   Schober, Justine M ^d   Zucker, Kenneth J ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d Hamot Medical Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249290263     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490903244567     Document Type: Article

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