Gendered occupational interests: Prenatal androgen effects on psychological orientation to Things versus People

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 313-317

  Beltz, Adriene M ^a   Swanson, Jane L ^b   Berenbaum, Sheri A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Interests; Occupations; Sex differences; STEM careers

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; ANDROGENS; CAREER CHOICE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OCCUPATIONS; ORIENTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052172004     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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