Atypical Gender Development and Psychosocial Adjustment

Rekers, George A.

doi:10.1901/jaba.1977.10-559

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“…In the area of sexual deviance, preventive studies are limited to attempts to hinder the development of gender identity problems (Rekers, 1977;Rekers & Lovaas, 1974). There are few preventive studies dealing with child molesting (Ballard,Gipson,Lawson,& Telch,Note 1).…”

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Teaching Self‐protection to Young Children

Poche

Brouwer

Swearingen

1981

J of App Behav Analysis

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Self-protective behaviors were taught to three preschool children in order to prevent the opportunity for abduction. An analogue measure of self-protection was developed in which confederate adults approached and verbally attempted to lure each child from the setting, before, during, and after training. A multiple baseline design across subjects was used. During baseline, all the children displayed susceptibility to the lures. Training procedures included modeling, behavior rehearsal, and social reinforcement. Within 1 week after training began, all children displayed appropriate responses to all of the lures both in the training setting and in the community.

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Teaching Self‐protection to Young Children

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Brouwer

Swearingen

1981

J of App Behav Analysis

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“…Also a Southern Baptist minister, Rekers's research focused on preventing and treating homosexuality in children. 171 In 1983, Rekers co-founded the Family Research Council with James Dobson and a number of other conservative Christian leaders, creating one of America's most influential right-wing lobbying organizations. 172 Rekers served as an officer of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), an organization devoted to conversion therapy, until he resigned in 2010 after the media reported that he had hired a gay male prostitute to accompany him on a two week trip to Europe.…”

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The Custody Crucible: The Development of Scientific Authority About Gay and Lesbian Parents

George¹

2016

Law hist. rev.

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In 1974, gay father Bruce Voeller sought visitation with his three children after divorcing his wife. The New Jersey family court held a six day trial that centered on expert witness testimony as to whether Voeller's homosexuality would be detrimental to his children. Drs. Richard Green and John Money testified on Voeller's behalf, whereas Voeller's ex-wife called Dr. Richard Gardner, who concluded that “‘the total environment to which the father exposed the children could impede healthy sexual development in the future.’” In his opinion, which imposed strict limitations on visitation, the judge focused on the opposition within the American Psychiatric Association (APA) over the decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, reasoning that psychiatrists' inability to agree on how to define or classify homosexuality indicated that it was impossible to know what effect Voeller's homosexuality would have on his children. The court consequently concluded that the medical controversy, combined with “the immutable effects which are engendered by the parent-child relationship, demands that the court be most hesitant in allowing any unnecessary exposure of a child to an environment which may be deleterious.” The court imposed visitation restrictions to prevent the children from being in “any homosexual related activities,” which included prohibiting Voeller from ever introducing his partner to the children.

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“…Rosen et al «(977) base this hypothesis on clinical observation of dozens of children. (Rekers, 1977;Rekers & Lovaas, 1974;Rekers et al, 1974;Rekers & Varni, 1977;Rosen & Teague, (974). The first empirical investigation of this theoretical distinction indicated that the two syndromes were separate, though highly correlated (r=o.…”

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“…Moreover, they noted that the term 'sissy' is culturally pejorative and that the disadvantages accruing for a child so labelled increase with age. Investigators working in this area are acutely aware of the culture-relative aspects of masculinity and femininity, and of the difference between enjoying activities more typical of the opposite sex and actually believing one is of the opposite sex (Rekers, 1975;Rekers, 1977;Rosen & Rekers, 1975;. It is known that most little boys engage in some feminine play, and most little girls in some masculine play, with no identity conflicts whatsoever (Green, 1976).…”

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Gender Identity Disorders of Boys: A Review

Curtis

1985

The Irish Journal of Psychology

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Two childhood syndromes are distinguished, namely gender-role disturbance and cross-gender identification. Assessment procedures are reported with emphasis on strict diagnostic criteria and awareness of the culture-relative aspects of masculinity and femininity. Success of therapeutic intervention is evaluated, and reservations about such intervention are noted. The evidence for the rationale underlying treatment is examined. While one cannot state categorically that gender disorders in children, ifuntreated, invariably lead to such adult problems as transsexualism, transvestism and homosexuality, the available evidence points in that direction. Because of the accompanying psychological problems in childhood and the poor outcome of therapy with genderdisturbed adults, it would appear that early intervention is desirable for those children who have been diagnosed as gender-disturbed.

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Atypical Gender Development and Psychosocial Adjustment

Cited by 48 publications

References 39 publications

Teaching Self‐protection to Young Children

Teaching Self‐protection to Young Children

The Custody Crucible: The Development of Scientific Authority About Gay and Lesbian Parents

Gender Identity Disorders of Boys: A Review

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