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Title
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A test of Bem's model of the development of sexual orientation.
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Creator
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Rouse, Priscilla Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G.
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Abstract/Description
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This study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications...
Show moreThis study tested Bem's (1996) "Exotic Becomes Erotic" theory of sexual orientation. Participants were 182 4th- through 8 th-graders. In accord with Bem's theory, sex-typing (i.e., sex-typed traits, interests, and playmate preferences) and goodness-of-fit with one's gender predicted heterosexual identity. However, goodness-of-fit did not mediate relations of sex-typing to heterosexual identity; instead, sex-typing mediated the relation of felt similarity to heterosexual identity. Implications for alternative models are discussed.
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Date Issued
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2000
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12698
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Subject Headings
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Sex role in children, Sex differences (Psychology), Bem Sex-Role Inventory
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Format
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Document (PDF)
