Gender Atypicality and Sexual Orientation Development Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth: Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Parental Responses
Gender Atypicality and Sexual Orientation Development Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth: Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Parental Responses
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DOI：
10.1300/j529v12n01_08
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Starks, Michael T.
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作者：
D'Augelli, Anthony R.;Grossman, Arnold H.;Starks, Michael T.
从三个社区组织招募了528名15至19岁的自认为是女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋的青年。性取向的里程碑和事件有关的青少年的童年性别认同进行了检查，并比较目前的自尊和内化同性恋恐惧症。四分之三的人在成长过程中感觉自己与其他年轻人不同。三分之二的人在8岁左右被其他人认为是非典型性别。超过一半的人报告说，他们的父母认为他们是非典型的性别，这些父母中有一半试图改变青少年的行为。自我评价的儿童期性别认同与参与者对他人对其性别认同的看法以及青少年目前自我评价的性别认同密切相关。无论是童年还是当前的性别歧视都与当前的自尊或内化的同性恋恐惧症无关。(C)2008年由Haworth Press出版。All rights reserved.
A sample of 528 self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth aged 15 to 19 were recruited from three community-based organizations. Sexual orientation milestones and events related to youths' childhood gender atypicality were examined and compared to current self-esteem and internalized homophobia. Three-quarters felt different from other youth as they were growing up. Two-thirds were considered gender atypical by others, at about age 8. Over half reported that their parents considered them gender atypical, and half of these parents tried to change youths' behavior. Self-rated childhood gender atypicality was strongly associated with participants' reports of others' perception of their gender atypicality as well as the youths' current self-evaluated gender atypicality. Neither childhood nor current gender atypicality was related to current self-esteem or internalized homophobia. (C) 2008 by The Haworth Press. All rights reserved.