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Young adult male homosexuals were recruited from a homosexual group and were given the Roe-Siegelman Parent—Child Relations questionnaire and the Marlowe-Crowne social desirability scale. Compared to a control group of heterosexuals, the homosexual group rated their mothers significantly more rejecting and their fathers less loving and more rejecting. The Love—Reject factor also showed the between-groups difference for the ratings of fathers; for mothers, the Love—Reject factor difference was marginally significant. The homosexual group also had a significantly higher mean score on the social desirability scale. This study, using direct subject selection and control of test administration, gives a close replication of important parts of Siegelman's (1974) results, especially the ratings of fathers' child-rearing practices and the homosexual—heterosexual difference on the social desirability scale.
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Milic, J.H., Crowne, D.P. Recalled Parent—Child Relations and need for approval of homosexual and heterosexual men. Arch Sex Behav 15, 239–246 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01542415
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