Birth order and sibling sex ratio in homosexual versus heterosexual males and females
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This article examines family demographics and birth order in relation to homosexuality. The author discusses psychological and biological theories explaining homosexuality, concluding that homosexuals generally have a late average birth order, but not an elevated sibling ratio.
Publication Name: Annual Review of Sex Research
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1053-2528
Year: 1997
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Understanding the unprotected sexual behaviors of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths: an empirical test of the cognitive-environmental model
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Research about unprotected sexual behavior of gay teenagers is presented. Behavioral associations that lead to unprotected sex the roles of self-efficacy and poor intentions, and data analysis through a cognitive-environmental model are discussed.
Publication Name: Health Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0278-6133
Year: 1999
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Gender in homosexual boys: some developmental and clinical considerations
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Issues concerning the development of male homosexuality are examined. Topics include the experience of feeling different from other boys; the experience of being shunned; and feelings of pride, shame, and guilt.
Publication Name: The American Journal of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0002-9548
Year: 2001
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