Homosexuality as a Discrete Class.
Psychol Sci
; 26(12): 1843-53, 2015 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-26499203
ABSTRACT
Previous research on the latent structure of sexual orientation has returned conflicting results, with some studies finding a dimensional structure (i.e., ranging quantitatively along a spectrum) and others a taxonic structure (i.e., categories of individuals with distinct orientations). The current study used a sample (N = 33,525) from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). A series of taxometric analyses were conducted using three indicators of sexual orientation identity, behavior, and attraction. These analyses, performed separately for women and men, revealed low-base-rate same-sex-oriented taxa for men (base rate = 3.0%) and women (base rate = 2.7%). Generally, taxon membership conferred an increased risk for psychiatric and substance-use disorders. Although taxa were present for men and women, women demonstrated greater sexual fluidity, such that any level of same-sex sexuality conferred taxon membership for men but not for women.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Identificação Social
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Homossexualidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article