Adolescents Define Sexual Orientation and Suggest Ways to Measure It

Autor/inn/en	Friedman, M. S. Mark S.; Silvestre, Anthony J.; Gold, Melanie A.; Markovic, Nina; Savin-Williams, Ritch C.; Huggins, James; Sell, Randal L.
Titel	Adolescents Define Sexual Orientation and Suggest Ways to Measure It
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 27 (2004) 3, S.303-317 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.03.006
Schlagwörter	Sexual Orientation; Focus Groups; Sexuality; Adolescents; Interpersonal Attraction; Validity; Interviews; Physiology; Identification; Measures (Individuals); Self Evaluation (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Orientierung; Sexualität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonale Anziehung; Gültigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Physiologie; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Messdaten
Abstract	Researchers disagree on how to assess adolescent sexual orientation. The relative importance of various dimensions (e.g. attraction, relationships, behavior, self-labeling) is unknown, which calls into question the validity of studies assessing adolescent sexual orientation. To address this issue, 50 male and female adolescents of varied sexual orientations participated in focus groups and interviews. Two types of sexual attraction--one a physiologic reaction and the other a cognitive response--were central to adolescent sexual orientation. Participants did not perceive sexual behavior and self-identification as necessarily relevant. Preliminary items to measure sexual attraction were developed based on these adolescents' perceptions. (Author).
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