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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.

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