| Title |
The Relationship Between Intercourse Preference Positions and Personality Traits Among Gay Men in China
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, August 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-011-9819-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lijun Zheng, Trevor A. Hart, Yong Zheng |
| Abstract |
Distinctions are commonly made regarding preferences for insertive or receptive anal intercourse within the gay male community. Three sexual self-labels are typically specified: "top," meaning a man who prefers the insertive position, "bottom," meaning a man who prefers the receptive position, and "versatile," meaning a man willing to perform either position. The aim of this study was to examine personality differences among these three groups in gay men in China. We sampled 220 Internet-obtained Chinese gay men on instrumentality, expressiveness, gender-related interests, self-ascribed masculinity- femininity (Self-MF), and Big Five personality traits. Significant differences were found among sexual self-label groups in sexual behavior and in gendered traits and interests. Tops scored higher than the bottoms on instrumentality, gender-related interests, and self-ascribed masculinity-femininity (Self-MF) and bottoms scored higher than tops on expressiveness. Versatiles' scores in gender-related traits were intermediate between that of tops and bottoms. There were no significant differences in Big Five traits among the three groups. Sexual self-labels appear not only to distinguish sexual behavior patterns but may also suggest gender role differences among Chinese gay men. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 97% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 29% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 9 | 13% |
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| Psychology | 23 | 34% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 13% |
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| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
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