Research article summary (published 30 May 2003):

Perceived parental control in childhood and sexual preferences of adult offspring.

Full Abstract

To assess the relation between perceived parental control during childhood and sexual preferences of offspring during adulthood, 80 adult offspring of heterosexual orientation reported significantly lower parental control during childhood than 7 adult offspring with nonheterosexual orientation.

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Author information

Author/s: Khaleque, Abdul (A);

Affiliation: Center for the Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection, School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269-2058, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Jun; vol 92 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 755-6

Dates: Created 2003/07/04; Completed 2003/08/15; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12841437, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adolescent Adult Authoritarianism Bisexuality - psychology Child Father-Child Relations Female Homosexuality - psychology Humans

Humans Male Mother-Child Relations Parenting - psychology Permissiveness Personality Development Set (Psychology) Sex Students - psychology

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