Extracting valid sexological findings from severely flawed and biased population samples

Brecher, Edward M.; Brecher, Jeremy

doi:10.1080/00224498609551286

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“…Despite these limitations, convenience samples have been, and continue to be, useful to answer other kinds of sexological questions, such as those addressed in the present paper (Brecher & Brecher, 1986). Furthermore, studies that have attempted to obtain random samples to obtain data on CSA and other types of sexual behavior have run into sampling problems (Brecher & Brecher, 1986;Pilkington & Kremer, 1995).…”

Section: Limitations To the Studymentioning

confidence: 92%

Childhood and adolescent sexual behaviors predict adult sexual orientations

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Anonymous retrospective data were provided by 3,443 adult participants via computer-assisted self-interview. This was the first study focused on determinants of adult sexual orientation to adjust for the effects of same-sex sibling incest. Five measures of adult sexual orientations (ASOs) provided evidence consistent with the theory that ASOs result from early sex-specific romantic attachment, conditioning caused by early sexual experiences with partners, and other experiences, such as early masturbation using human images, acting synergistically with critical period learning, and sexual imprinting. Early same-sex crushes were the most powerful predictor of ASOs, and they also increased the likelihood of engaging in early samesex partnered and masturbation behaviors. Incestuous experiences with same-sex siblings affected the ASOs of the incest participants. And, lesbian, gay, and bisexual participants tended to have an earlier onset of puberty than heterosexual controls within sexes. However, statistical analyses showed that the incest and puberty effects were mathematically explained by the participant's early sexual experiences with partners and other experiences such as masturbation using human images. Early same-sex crushes were predicted by nuclear family variables implying that samesex crushes were more likely when the opposite-sex parent modeled an unsatisfactory heterosexual romantic partner.

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Section: Limitations To the Studymentioning

confidence: 92%

Childhood and adolescent sexual behaviors predict adult sexual orientations

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“…The implications of college student volunteer bias with regard to experimental research, or survey research in which relationships among variables are the focus, is more ambiguous. Brecher and Brecher (1986) argued that volunteer bias is less of an issue in these latter instances, as hypothesized relationships among variables should emerge even though the sample is not representative of the population.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Recruiting potential respondents ultimately results in a sample which is less than completely representative of the larger population, thus opening the door for potential volunteer bias (Brecher & Brecher, 1986). To the extent that nonvolunteers systematically differ from volunteers, the data generated are potentially biased (see Catania, Binson, Van der Straten, & Stone, 1995;Catania, Gibson, Chitwood, & Coates, 1990, for reviews of research on volunteer bias in sexuality research).…”

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Volunteer bias in sexuality research using college student participants

Wiederman

1999

Journal of Sex Research

205

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“…However, in the current study, lifetime number of sexual intercourse partners was used as a potential correlate of scores on measures of body size, attractiveness, and body image. Thus, the absolute number of partners was unimportant for the current purposes, making inclusion of this variable less problematic (Brecher & Brecher, 1986).…”

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confidence: 99%