Gender Cognition in Transgender Children

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 467-474

  Olson, Kristina R ^a   Key, Aidan C ^b   Eaton, Nicholas R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Gender Diversity   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender development; implicit cognition; social cognition; transgender children

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSGENDER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84927639733     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614568156     Document Type: Article

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