Sex and sexual orientation differences in personality in China

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 533-541

  Zheng, Lijun ^a   Lippa, Richard A ^b   Zheng, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Personality; Sex differences; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LESBIAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASCULINITY; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79958754981     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9700-6     Document Type: Article

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