Bem S L, Lenney E
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1976 Jan;33(1):48-54. doi: 10.1037/h0078640.
This article presents evidence for the hypothesis that cross-sex behavior is motivationally problematic for sex-typed individuals and that they actively avoid it as a result. In particular, when asked to indicate which of a series of paired activities they would prefer to perform for pay while being photographed, sex-typed subjects were more likely than either androgynous or sex-reversed subjects to prefer sex-appropriate activity and to resist sex-inappropriate activity, even though such choices cost them money. Moreover, actually engaging in cross-sex behavior caused sex-typed subjects to report greater psychological discomfort and more negative feelings about themselves.
对于具有性别类型特征的个体而言，跨性别行为在动机方面存在问题，因此他们会主动避免这种行为。具体而言，当被要求指出在拍照时他们更愿意选择哪一项配对活动来获取报酬时，具有性别类型特征的受试者比双性化或性别反转的受试者更倾向于选择符合性别规范的活动，并抵制不符合性别规范的活动，即使这样的选择会让他们损失金钱。此外，实际参与跨性别行为会使具有性别类型特征的受试者报告更多的心理不适以及对自身更多的负面感受。
