Gender-Specificity in Sexual Interest in Bisexual Men and Women

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1449-1457

  Rullo, Jordan E ^a   Strassberg, Donald S ^b   Miner, Michael H ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuality; Category specificity; Gender specificity; Sexual interest; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931268642     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0415-y     Document Type: Article

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