| Title |
Correlates of Same-Sex Attractions and Behaviors Among Self-Identified Heterosexual University Students
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-012-9927-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luis F. Morales Knight, Debra A. Hope |
| Abstract |
Few studies have focused on intragroup variations in sexual orientation and fewer on self-identified heterosexuals with same-sex attractions, fantasies, and/or behaviors. Self-identified heterosexual students at a large public midwestern university (N = 263) completed measures of sexuality and gender, attitudes toward lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people, religious and political beliefs, emotional well-being, and demographics. The sample included 82 individuals (31%; labeled "H+") who endorsed same-sex attraction, fantasy, and/or behavior and 181 (69%; labeled "H") who did not. Women were more likely to be categorized as H+ than men. H+ participants had more positive attitudes toward lesbians and gay and bisexual men and reported more support for LGB-positive public policies than did H participants. H+ participants reported less literalistic beliefs about religious scripture than did H participants. H and H+ groups did not differ significantly on measures of emotional well-being. Results were discussed in the context of recent literature arguing for a more nuanced and gender-differentiated approach toward assessing sexual orientation, as well as literature on the flexibility of sexual orientation and on heterosexual identity development. |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 20% |
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| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
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