VERBAL TESTS AND TRANSSEXUALISM

被引:2
作者
KENNA, JC [1 ]
HOENIG, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MEM UNIV NEWFOUNDLAND,FAC MED,ST JOHNS A1C 5S7,NEWFOUNDLAND,CANADA
关键词
transsexualism; Vocabulary test;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1979.tb06949.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Gender discriminating vocabulary tests administered to a consecutive series of 53 male transsexuals show different results. The Slater Selective Vocabulary Test, Cohen's factors and the Terman‐Miles Attitude Interest Analysis Test (M‐F) show male transsexuals to have a higher degree of feminization than normal controls. The Wechsler‐Bellevue Vocabulary Test and the Wechsler M‐F Test are difficult to interpret, and do not show a clear trend of feminization in transsexual males. The investigation has shown that male transsexuals have a vocabulary which differs from that of normal males in the direction of greater feminization. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:80 / 86
页数:7
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