A follow-up study of 10 feminine boys
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Vol. 15 (6) , 511-517
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01542316
Abstract
Ten subjects who exhibited feminine behavior and cross-dressing as young boys are described. At follow-up, 8 to 10 years later, 4 are heterosexual, 2 are homosexual, 1 is transsexual, and the outcome is uncertain in 3. Of the eight who met DSM III criteria when evaluated, three are heterosexual, two are homosexual, one is transsexual, and the outcome is uncertain for two. Gender dysphoria appears to be a necessary but not sufficient factor in a transsexual outcome. The strength, rigidity, and persistence of cross-gender behavior through latency may be a good predictor of transsexual outcome.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
- Gender identity in childhood and later sexual orientation: follow-up of 78 malesAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1985
- A COMBINED APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF EFFEMINATE BEHAVIOUR IN A BOY: A CASE STUDYJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1983
- Childhood Gender Disturbance: Diagnostic IssuesJournal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1982
- Psychotherapy of Gender Identity Conflict in Young BoysJournal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1982
- Homosexual Outcome of Discordant Gender Identity/Role in Childhood: Longitudinal Follow-UpJournal of Pediatric Psychology, 1979
- Childhood cross-gender behavior and subsequent sexual preferenceAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1979
- Effeminate behavior present in boys from childhood: Ten additional years of follow-upComprehensive Psychiatry, 1978
- Childhood indicators of male homosexualityArchives of Sexual Behavior, 1977
- Treatment of Boyhood "Transsexualism"Archives of General Psychiatry, 1972
- Effeminate behavior present in boys from early childhood: I. The clinical syndrome and follow-up studiesThe Journal of Pediatrics, 1966