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	*'''Bauserman, Robert, and Davis, Clive (1996). "Perceptions of Early Sexual Experiences and Adult Sexual Adjustment," ''International Journal of Sexual Health'', 8(3), 37-59.'''		*'''Bauserman, Robert, and Davis, Clive (1996). "Perceptions of Early Sexual Experiences and Adult Sexual Adjustment," ''International Journal of Sexual Health'', 8(3), 37-59.'''
	*:"Results supported the hypotheses that positively evaluated early sexual experiences would be associated with greater erotophilia, more acceptance of various sexual behaviors for self and others, and greater sexual satisfaction." (From [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v08n03_03 abstract].)		*:"Results supported the hypotheses that positively evaluated early sexual experiences would be associated with greater erotophilia, more acceptance of various sexual behaviors for self and others, and greater sexual satisfaction." (From [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J056v08n03_03 abstract].)

			* '''Poiani, A. (2010). [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/animal-homosexuality/0352ED7E7645EE35B14FAAF3AE3A127B Animal homosexuality: A biosocial perspective.] ''Cambridge University Press''. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511762192'''
			:: "When children of both sexes are reared together in a fully permissive environment they do engage in sex play activities. [...] Child sex play should therefore be regarded as a normal occurrence in human populations (Finkelhor 1980; Greenwald & Leitenberg 1989; Friedrich et al. 1991; Sandfort & Cohen Kettenis 2000; Friedrich 2000; Larsson & Svedin 2002). Children tend to avoid sex play activities with each other only as a response to bans enforced by adults; in the Chiricahua Apaches and many industrialised Western societies, for instance (Fox 1962; Friedrich et al. 1991; Larsson & Svedin 2001)."

			::"Although involvement in heterosexual sexual behaviours continues to increase with age, involvement in homosexual sexual behaviours decreases during adolescence (Leitenberg et al. 1989), again suggesting that homosexual sexual experiences at younger ages tend to be more a precursor to the development of heterosexuality than of homosexuality in most individuals. Both kinds of sexual play experiences (heterosexual and homosexual) had the same positive effect on the development of sexual arousal as the child matured (Leitenberg et al. 1989)."

	===Prevalence and diversity===		===Prevalence and diversity===

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	::"Almost one-ffth reported onset of fantasies before age 13, 76.4% reported onset before age 18, and 92.7% before age 22."		::"Almost one-ffth reported onset of fantasies before age 13, 76.4% reported onset before age 18, and 92.7% before age 22."

	==== Factors of earlier sexual development ====		=== Factors of earlier sexual development ===
	There is an assumption that cultural sexual restrictions are responsible for the timing of sexual development. While this may be true at some point, there are many other powerful factors that influence timing.		There is an assumption that cultural sexual restrictions are responsible for the timing of sexual development. While this may be true at some point, there are many other powerful factors that influence timing.
	*'''Ellis, B. J., & Essex, M. J. (2007). [https://sci-hub.ru/10.2307/4620739 Family environments, adrenarche and sexual maturation: A longitudinal test of a life history model]. Child Development, 78, 1799–1817.'''		*'''Ellis, B. J., & Essex, M. J. (2007). [https://sci-hub.ru/10.2307/4620739 Family environments, adrenarche and sexual maturation: A longitudinal test of a life history model]. Child Development, 78, 1799–1817.'''
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	*:"In a nutshell, dangerous and unpredictable environments tend to favor fast strategies characterized by early reproduction, sexual promiscuity, unstable relationships, impulsivity, risk taking, aggression, and exploitative tendencies, whereas safe and predictable environments tend to entrain slow strategies characterized by late reproduction, stable relationships, high selfcontrol, aversion to risk, and prosociality. Slow strategies are also favored by nutritional scarcity when danger is low (see Del Giudice et al., 2016; Ellis et al., 2009)"		*:"In a nutshell, dangerous and unpredictable environments tend to favor fast strategies characterized by early reproduction, sexual promiscuity, unstable relationships, impulsivity, risk taking, aggression, and exploitative tendencies, whereas safe and predictable environments tend to entrain slow strategies characterized by late reproduction, stable relationships, high selfcontrol, aversion to risk, and prosociality. Slow strategies are also favored by nutritional scarcity when danger is low (see Del Giudice et al., 2016; Ellis et al., 2009)"
	*:"Another recent example is the finding that early adrenarche is associated with reduced white matter volume in the frontal lobe of children (Klauser et al., 2015). Again, the standard interpretation is that early DHEA exposure has a disruptive effect on neurodevelopmenal processes; however, it is also possible that different trajectories of brain development — and even associated “symptoms” such as anxiety and aggressive behaviors — may instead reflect alternative strategies on a fast-slow continuum of life history variation. Ellis and colleagues (2012) present an extended analysis of adolescent risk-taking from this perspective, and discuss several implications for the design of interventions."		*:"Another recent example is the finding that early adrenarche is associated with reduced white matter volume in the frontal lobe of children (Klauser et al., 2015). Again, the standard interpretation is that early DHEA exposure has a disruptive effect on neurodevelopmenal processes; however, it is also possible that different trajectories of brain development — and even associated “symptoms” such as anxiety and aggressive behaviors — may instead reflect alternative strategies on a fast-slow continuum of life history variation. Ellis and colleagues (2012) present an extended analysis of adolescent risk-taking from this perspective, and discuss several implications for the design of interventions."

			* '''Poiani, A. (2010). [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/animal-homosexuality/0352ED7E7645EE35B14FAAF3AE3A127B Animal homosexuality: A biosocial perspective.] ''Cambridge University Press''. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511762192'''
			::"Sexual attraction develops slowly before puberty and by the age of about 10 years boys and girls have already experienced their first sexual attraction (McClintock & Herdt 1996). At 10, or before, the gonads are usually not fully mature; however, what does mature at that age are the adrenal glands, hence the naming of adrenarche for that stage of development (McClintock & Herdt 1996; Havelock et al. 2004). Adrenarche is a developmental process that is mainly confined to the Hominoidea (Havelock et al. 2004). Starting at about six years old, and therefore well before gonadarche, the adrenals begin to develop and by the age of 10 their steroid secretory activity is in full swing. One of the main steroids secreted by the adrenals is dehydroepiandrosterone (see, for example, Herdt & McClintock 2000), which is a precursor of both oestrogens and testosterone. Thyrotropin and cortisol are also secreted during this period (Ponton & Judice 2004). From this we may predict that stressful events that enhance the secretory activity of the adrenal glands may result in the early release of steroid hormones into the bloodstream that, in turn, could promote an early surge of sexual activity (see Ponton & Judice 2004 and references therein). Moreover, stress at around age 10 that increases the secretory activity of the adrenals may also affect the development of brain centres that control sexual behaviour and orientation and that are sensitive to steroids, at a time when sexual attraction is developing. Adrenarche, therefore, may be at the centre of a potential mechanism of prepubertal development of homosexuality in humans. Within this mechanism, changes in brain architecture may be modulated by stressful social experiences for instance, thus producing ontogenies leading to homosexuality."

	==Early and middle childhood==		==Early and middle childhood==

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	The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.		The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.

	*Bourne PA, Brown N., (2026). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403546354_Psychosocial_Implications_of_the_Age_of_Sexual_Consent_Being_16_Years_in_Jamaica_Article_Information_Corresponding_author_Distributed_under_Creative_Commons_CC-BY_40/link/69d3d4463c61894306741d97/download Psychosocial Implications of the Age of Sexual Consent Being 16 Years in Jamaica]. ''Adv Res Psych & Behav Sci''.		*'''Bourne PA, Brown N., (2026). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403546354_Psychosocial_Implications_of_the_Age_of_Sexual_Consent_Being_16_Years_in_Jamaica_Article_Information_Corresponding_author_Distributed_under_Creative_Commons_CC-BY_40/link/69d3d4463c61894306741d97/download Psychosocial Implications of the Age of Sexual Consent Being 16 Years in Jamaica]. ''Adv Res Psych & Behav Sci''.'''
	*:"The age of sexual consent in Jamaica is legally established at 16 years, intended to protect minors from sexual exploitation while recognizing developmental transitions into late adolescence. However, discrepancies between statutory law and adolescent sexual behavior create complex psychosocial implications affecting well-being, access to healthcare, identity formation, and social development. This study critically examines the psychosocial consequences of maintaining the age of consent at 16 years within the Jamaican socio-cultural and legal context. Using a qualitative conceptual analytical design supported by documentary review of empirical research, policy documents, and legal analyses, the study identifies key themes including criminalization anxiety, service access barriers, gendered stigma, and developmental dissonance. The findings suggest that while the protective intent of the law is clear, unintended psychosocial consequences may arise when legal norms conflict with behavioural realities."		*:"The age of sexual consent in Jamaica is legally established at 16 years, intended to protect minors from sexual exploitation while recognizing developmental transitions into late adolescence. However, discrepancies between statutory law and adolescent sexual behavior create complex psychosocial implications affecting well-being, access to healthcare, identity formation, and social development. This study critically examines the psychosocial consequences of maintaining the age of consent at 16 years within the Jamaican socio-cultural and legal context. Using a qualitative conceptual analytical design supported by documentary review of empirical research, policy documents, and legal analyses, the study identifies key themes including criminalization anxiety, service access barriers, gendered stigma, and developmental dissonance. The findings suggest that while the protective intent of the law is clear, unintended psychosocial consequences may arise when legal norms conflict with behavioural realities."
	*'''Schmiedeberg, C., Avilés, T.G. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults], Arch Sex Behav, 54, 1709–1716.'''		*'''Schmiedeberg, C., Avilés, T.G. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults], Arch Sex Behav, 54, 1709–1716.'''

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	The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.		The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.

			*Bourne PA, Brown N., (2026). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403546354_Psychosocial_Implications_of_the_Age_of_Sexual_Consent_Being_16_Years_in_Jamaica_Article_Information_Corresponding_author_Distributed_under_Creative_Commons_CC-BY_40/link/69d3d4463c61894306741d97/download Psychosocial Implications of the Age of Sexual Consent Being 16 Years in Jamaica]. ''Adv Res Psych & Behav Sci''.
			*:"The age of sexual consent in Jamaica is legally established at 16 years, intended to protect minors from sexual exploitation while recognizing developmental transitions into late adolescence. However, discrepancies between statutory law and adolescent sexual behavior create complex psychosocial implications affecting well-being, access to healthcare, identity formation, and social development. This study critically examines the psychosocial consequences of maintaining the age of consent at 16 years within the Jamaican socio-cultural and legal context. Using a qualitative conceptual analytical design supported by documentary review of empirical research, policy documents, and legal analyses, the study identifies key themes including criminalization anxiety, service access barriers, gendered stigma, and developmental dissonance. The findings suggest that while the protective intent of the law is clear, unintended psychosocial consequences may arise when legal norms conflict with behavioural realities."
	*'''Schmiedeberg, C., Avilés, T.G. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults], Arch Sex Behav, 54, 1709–1716.'''		*'''Schmiedeberg, C., Avilés, T.G. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults], Arch Sex Behav, 54, 1709–1716.'''
	*:"The present study investigated whether first sexual intercourse was associated with subsequent changes in self-esteem. Data from a large, nationwide randomly sampled longitudinal study of adolescents and emerging adults in Germany (N = 1678, 53% female) of whom 39% experienced sexual debut during the study period were used. Fixed-effects regression models were applied to estimate the effect of sexual debut on self-esteem. Findings indicated a significant positive effect of sexual debut on subsequent self-esteem. This effect was not moderated by age at sexual debut or gender. Together, the results emphasize the developmental significance of sexual experiences for personal growth in adolescents and emerging adults."		*:"The present study investigated whether first sexual intercourse was associated with subsequent changes in self-esteem. Data from a large, nationwide randomly sampled longitudinal study of adolescents and emerging adults in Germany (N = 1678, 53% female) of whom 39% experienced sexual debut during the study period were used. Fixed-effects regression models were applied to estimate the effect of sexual debut on self-esteem. Findings indicated a significant positive effect of sexual debut on subsequent self-esteem. This effect was not moderated by age at sexual debut or gender. Together, the results emphasize the developmental significance of sexual experiences for personal growth in adolescents and emerging adults."

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	The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.		The idea of "children" as "perpetrators of sexual abuse" is an American Imperialist worldview originating in the 1980s, as youth sexuality was further [[moral panic\|problematized]]. By the 1990s, it had come to predominate in European countries - even formerly liberal Denmark.<ref>[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-022-02421-5 Leander, EM.B. Children’s Sexuality and Nudity in Discourse and Images in a Danish Education and Care Journal over 50 Years (1970–2019): The Emergence of “The Child Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse” in an International Perspective. Arch Sex Behav (2022). ]</ref> Our excerpts look mainly at studies that were not conducted under the presumption of abuse.

			*'''Schmiedeberg, C., Avilés, T.G. (2025). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03128-z Longitudinal Links Between Sexual Debut and Self-Esteem Development in German Adolescents and Young Adults], Arch Sex Behav, 54, 1709–1716.'''
			*:"The present study investigated whether first sexual intercourse was associated with subsequent changes in self-esteem. Data from a large, nationwide randomly sampled longitudinal study of adolescents and emerging adults in Germany (N = 1678, 53% female) of whom 39% experienced sexual debut during the study period were used. Fixed-effects regression models were applied to estimate the effect of sexual debut on self-esteem. Findings indicated a significant positive effect of sexual debut on subsequent self-esteem. This effect was not moderated by age at sexual debut or gender. Together, the results emphasize the developmental significance of sexual experiences for personal growth in adolescents and emerging adults."

	*'''Corpuz, R., Kotov, D. A., & Donovan, R. L. (2023) [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199735/abstract Earlier sexual debut predicts higher (not lower) levels of father care measured across twelve weeks: An experience sampling study.] ''Frontiers in Psychology'', 14, 1199735. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199735'''		*'''Corpuz, R., Kotov, D. A., & Donovan, R. L. (2023) [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199735/abstract Earlier sexual debut predicts higher (not lower) levels of father care measured across twelve weeks: An experience sampling study.] ''Frontiers in Psychology'', 14, 1199735. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1199735'''

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	Sexual activities among youth under 18 are common and do not tend to damage participants directly. In localities where an association has been seen to exist, socially conservative attitudes and inadequate education, particularly concerning feminine gender roles, are the likely causes.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/00224499.2015.1055855 Kim, H. S. (2015). Sexual Debut and Mental Health Among South Korean Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(3), 313–320.]</ref> Whilst these experiences play an important part in learning, their diversity challenges the common myth of a uniform "childhood sexuality" characterized by "[[Childhood Innocence\|innocent]] sex play". Evidence of young people's sexual behavior comes from a variety of sources (see below), including research from anthropology as shown in our [[Research:_Nonwestern_Intergenerational_Relationships\|page on non-western cultures]].		Sexual activities among youth under 18 are common and do not tend to damage participants directly.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/29/children-of-ten-are-regularly-having-sex-3697942/ Children of ten ‘are regularly having sex’]: <small>"The problem was highlighted in a survey carried out among year 9 pupils by Michelle Barry, who works with youngsters as part of a Southampton rape crisis project. She said: ‘I was gobsmacked when I asked a class of 13-year-olds if they had ever sent naked pictures of themselves and not a single hand did not go up. ‘What is most worrying is the fact young people do not identify this as a problem. For them, it is part and parcel of school life.’"</small></ref> In localities where an association has been seen to exist, socially conservative attitudes and inadequate education, particularly concerning feminine gender roles, are the likely causes.<ref>[https://sci-hub.se/10.1080/00224499.2015.1055855 Kim, H. S. (2015). Sexual Debut and Mental Health Among South Korean Adolescents. The Journal of Sex Research, 53(3), 313–320.]</ref> Whilst these experiences play an important part in learning, their diversity challenges the common myth of a uniform "childhood sexuality" characterized by "[[Childhood Innocence\|innocent]] sex play". Evidence of young people's sexual behavior comes from a variety of sources (see below), including research from anthropology as shown in our [[Research:_Nonwestern_Intergenerational_Relationships\|page on non-western cultures]].

	==Age-appropriate chronophilia?==		==Age-appropriate chronophilia?==

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	*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."		*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."

	'''Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, Pekka Santtila, and Niklas Nordling. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pekka-Santtila-2/publication/247525378_Sexual_behavior_and_social_adaptation_among_sadomasochistically-oriented_males/links/568d184d08aec2fdf6f63ff8/Sexual-behavior-and-social-adaptation-among-sadomasochistically-orien “Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males.”] ''The Journal of Sex Research'' 36, no. 3 (1999): 273–82.'''		*'''Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, Pekka Santtila, and Niklas Nordling. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pekka-Santtila-2/publication/247525378_Sexual_behavior_and_social_adaptation_among_sadomasochistically-oriented_males/links/568d184d08aec2fdf6f63ff8/Sexual-behavior-and-social-adaptation-among-sadomasochistically-orien “Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males.”] ''The Journal of Sex Research'' 36, no. 3 (1999): 273–82.'''
	:: Table 3 demonstrates the age at which participants (164 of male sadomasochists) became aware of their sadomasochistic preference: 9.3% in the <10 age bracket; another 12.3% in the 11-13 age bracket; yet another 19.1% in the 14-17 age bracket.		:: Table 3 demonstrates the age at which participants (164 of male sadomasochists) became aware of their sadomasochistic preference: 9.3% in the <10 age bracket; another 12.3% in the 11-13 age bracket; yet another 19.1% in the 14-17 age bracket.

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	*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."		*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."

	'''Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, Pekka Santtila, and Niklas Nordling. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pekka-Santtila-2/publication/247525378_Sexual_behavior_and_social_adaptation_among_sadomasochistically-oriented_males/links/568d184d08aec2fdf6f63ff8/Sexual-behavior-and-social-adaptation-among-sadomasochistically-orien “Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males.”] The Journal of Sex Research 36, no. 3 (1999): 273–82.'''		'''Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, Pekka Santtila, and Niklas Nordling. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pekka-Santtila-2/publication/247525378_Sexual_behavior_and_social_adaptation_among_sadomasochistically-oriented_males/links/568d184d08aec2fdf6f63ff8/Sexual-behavior-and-social-adaptation-among-sadomasochistically-orien “Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males.”] ''The Journal of Sex Research'' 36, no. 3 (1999): 273–82.'''
	:: Table 3 demonstrates the age at which participants (164 of male sadomasochists) became aware of their sadomasochistic preference: 9.3% in the <10 age bracket; another 12.3% in the 11-13 age bracket; yet another 19.1% in the 14-17 age bracket.		:: Table 3 demonstrates the age at which participants (164 of male sadomasochists) became aware of their sadomasochistic preference: 9.3% in the <10 age bracket; another 12.3% in the 11-13 age bracket; yet another 19.1% in the 14-17 age bracket.

			*'''Walker, A.M., Kuperberg, A. (2022) [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alicia-Walker-2/publication/357834764_Pathways_and_Patterns_of_Entrance_into_BDSM/links/620413dc50d0b450188c52a8/Pathways-and-Patterns-of-Entrance-into-BDSM.pdf?_sg%5B0%5D=started_experiment_milestone&_sg%5B1%5D=starte Pathways and Patterns of Entrance into BDSM]. ''Arch Sex Behav'' 51, 1045–1062 . doi:10.1007/s10508-021-02154-x'''
			::"Almost one-ffth reported onset of fantasies before age 13, 76.4% reported onset before age 18, and 92.7% before age 22."

	==== Factors of earlier sexual development ====		==== Factors of earlier sexual development ====

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	*'''Bhugra, D. (2000). [https://sci-hub.ru/10.1080/14681990050001574 Disturbances in objects of desire: Cross-cultural issues.] Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 15(1), 67–78. doi:10.1080/14681990050001574'''		*'''Bhugra, D. (2000). [https://sci-hub.ru/10.1080/14681990050001574 Disturbances in objects of desire: Cross-cultural issues.] Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 15(1), 67–78. doi:10.1080/14681990050001574'''
	*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."		*:"In their cross-cultural study of the sexual thoughts of children, [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf Goldman and Goldman (1982)] found that 50% of boys [Editor: actually 5%, not 50%, check in the original paper, p.188] and 9.5% of girls expressed aversion to their biological sex. This reaction peaked in adolescence, with 30% of 13-year-old boys in Australia and 20% in the USA expressing such feelings which, by contrast, were virtually absent in Sweden. Bancroft (1989) suggests that the more rigid the sex role stereotypes in a society, the greater the likelihood of this gender dysphoria. Thus, rigid expectations could produce anxiety and insecurity about gender identity, for which transsexual ideas would offer one method of coping."

			'''Sandnabba, N. Kenneth, Pekka Santtila, and Niklas Nordling. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pekka-Santtila-2/publication/247525378_Sexual_behavior_and_social_adaptation_among_sadomasochistically-oriented_males/links/568d184d08aec2fdf6f63ff8/Sexual-behavior-and-social-adaptation-among-sadomasochistically-orien “Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males.”] The Journal of Sex Research 36, no. 3 (1999): 273–82.'''
			:: Table 3 demonstrates the age at which participants (164 of male sadomasochists) became aware of their sadomasochistic preference: 9.3% in the <10 age bracket; another 12.3% in the 11-13 age bracket; yet another 19.1% in the 14-17 age bracket.

	==== Factors of earlier sexual development ====		==== Factors of earlier sexual development ====

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	*[https://fstube.net/w/aXHNcMvrWkCtYQfezZ2Ax6 Sexual Development & Children with Sex Behavior Problems (Part 1 of 3)] - First in a series ([https://fstube.net/w/aQjNqSGjxTS99Bz6mysnWS 2], [https://fstube.net/w/7p2B6thkDV6wjKMgtq2TqD 3]) of videos hitting back at the medical culture of problematizing young people's sexuality.		*[https://fstube.net/w/aXHNcMvrWkCtYQfezZ2Ax6 Sexual Development & Children with Sex Behavior Problems (Part 1 of 3)] - First in a series ([https://fstube.net/w/aQjNqSGjxTS99Bz6mysnWS 2], [https://fstube.net/w/7p2B6thkDV6wjKMgtq2TqD 3]) of videos hitting back at the medical culture of problematizing young people's sexuality.

			*Goldman, Ronald; Goldman, Juliette (1982) [https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED224562 Children's Sexual Thinking: A Comparative Study of Children Aged 5 to 15 Years in Australia, North America, Britain and Sweden.] [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED224562.pdf pdf] - "The purpose of this cross-national descriptive study is to measure the extent of children's sexual knowledge and sexual understanding at various ages and to identify what processes of thought children use in trying to explain biological functions and the phenomena of their own bodies as they grow and change."

	==References==		==References==

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