Homosexual behavior in a correctional institution for adolescent girls

Bibliographic Data

ID9052813
AuthorsSeymour L Halleck (Wisconsin Department of Health Services), Marvin Hersko
Year1962
Volume32
Issue5
Pages911-917
Publication date1962-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1939-0025.1962.tb00346.x
PMID13952154
OpenAlexW2093680739
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited2

Workers in institutions for adolescent girls have long been aware of the prevalence of homosexual behavior. An anonymous questionnaire study done in one institution indicated that 69 per cent of the girls had been involved. While this behavior assumed many forms it rarely resulted in direct genital contact. The prevalence of the behavior is most adequately explained as a product of the interaction between the unique personality problems of the girls, the stresses of institutionalization, and unhealthy attitudes on the part of the staff

Developmental psychology · Institution · Social science · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology

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