Date of Award
2000
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Perry, David G.
Abstract
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 for alternative models are discussed.
Extent
41 p.
Recommended Citation
Rouse, Priscilla Ann, "test of Bem's model of the development of sexual orientation" (2000). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 144.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/144
Identifier
FADT12698
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2000.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection