The Dual Scales of Sexual Orientation

Hale, Anne; Miller, Lindsay B.; Weaver, J C; Husney, Sarah Q.; Henares, Regina

doi:10.1080/15299716.2019.1650318

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“…Future measurement development can use these insights from our data to construct more expansive questions and inclusive methods that come closer to the complexity of people’s lived gender/sexes. And, as SCT is a theory of both partnered sexuality and gender/sex, the development of more inclusive gender/sex measures may also benefit the development of more inclusive sexuality measures (Galupo, Lomash, et al, 2017; Hale, Miller, Weaver, Husney, & Henares, 2019). That is, just as it is useful to be able to describe one’s own gender/sex in nuanced ways, it is also useful to describe the gender/sexes of sexual partners and/or orientations in nuanced ways.…”

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Visualizing gender/sex diversity via sexual configurations theory.

Beischel

Schudson

Anders

2021

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Gender and sex diversity exist in humans, but are often seen as too complex for scientists to incorporate beyond a female/male binary or placement on single dimensions. Here, we demonstrate a novel method for assessing and visualizing diverse gender/sexes using diagrams adapted from sexual configurations theory (SCT; van Anders, 2015). We asked participants (N ϭ 242) with diverse gender/sex identities to locate their genders, sexes, and gender/sexes (i.e., "gender/sex configurations") by marking and writing on SCT's diagrams via an online platform. Results showed that visualizing gender/sex (a) demonstrated the complexity underlying seemingly simple gender/sexes such as "woman" and "man," and (b) provided a way to systematically describe seemingly complex gender/sexes. These findings suggest that SCT visualizations provide a way for people of diverse gender/sex identities and experiences to represent the fullness and complexity of their gender/sexes in ways that can help create a more inclusive psychological science. This article is Part 1 of a 2-part report, and Part 2 explores the ways participants reacted to and perceived SCT and this novel survey (Beischel, Schudson, & van Anders, 2021). Public Significance StatementWe demonstrate a new way of visualizing gender, sex, and gender/sex via sexual configurations theory (SCT) that reveals insights into the complex nature of gender/sex categories. Our findings indicate that SCT may be a useful tool for researchers, educators, and clinicians who study and work with gender/sex diversity.

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confidence: 99%

Visualizing gender/sex diversity via sexual configurations theory.

Beischel

Schudson

Anders

2021

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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“…Dual Sexual Orientation Scales (DSOS) 17 : This scale consists of 10 questions and it separates attraction to men from attraction to women on multiple sexual orientation dimensions (eg, romantic desires, emotional closeness, and fantasies). Each question requires the person to given information about attraction ratings on attraction to men and attraction to women on two 100-point subscales, for a total of 20 items.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scales that have been developed to assess sexual orientation include Kinsey Scale, 13 Klien Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG), 14 Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale (LGBIS), 15 Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality (MSS), 16 and Dual Sexual Orientation Scales (DSOS). 17 Kinsey Scale 13 : Kinsey homosexual-heterosexual scale was first designed by Alfred Kinsey to classify homosexual and heterosexual behavior. It assesses both sexual fantasies as well as overt sexual behavior.…”

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Assessment Scales for Sexual Disorders—A Review

Grover

Shouan

2020

Journal of Psychosexual Health

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Over the last 3 to 4 decades then has been an upsurge in designing rating instruments for assessing various aspects of sexuality, sexual dysfunction, and sexual disorders. In this article, we review the instruments used for assessing/rating various sexual disorders stemming from problems in the areas of sexual knowledge to erection/ejaculation to marital functioning, etc. Some of the available scales focus on all the phases of the sexual cycle, whereas other scales focus on the specific phases of the sexual cycle. Some of the commonly used scales, which assess multiple domains of sexual dysfunction include the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale or the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction. Some of the scales focus on other disorders such as Dhat syndrome. Though a lot of scales are available, there is a paucity of culturally sensitive, translated-validated scales. Although rating instruments provide us with valuable information about the sexual functioning of an individual, these should always be used as an add-on, ie, secondary to detailed taking and clinical examination for making any diagnosis or formulation of a management plan.

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“…For future genetic research on sexuality, if the phenotypic measure does not reflect the structure of the underlying genetic influences, then the precision and accuracy of the findings will be impaired. For this reason, we, like others [e.g., (3)(4)(5)(7)(8)(9)], suggest that sexual attraction, behavior, and feelings toward men and women be measured separately in future research.…”

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