The Relation of Gender and Sexual Orientation to Measures of Masculinity, Femininity, and Androgyny:

Finlay, Barbara; Scheltema, Karen

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“…Fourth, the BSRI and SAQ items will define separate factors with little relationship, given the assumed independence of sex (sexual attraction) and gender traits (Fernández, 2000), in contrast to the relations established in other proposals (Desrochers, 1995;Finlay & Scheltema, 1991;Green & Kendrick, 1994).…”

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Is Sexual Attraction Independent of the Instrumental and Expressive Traits?

2006

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Sexual attraction is an essential part of sex, just as the instrumental and expressive traits are the mainstay of gender. Various hypotheses concerning the dimensionality and independence versus dependence/overlapping of these core entities were tested. A group of 423 university students completed the Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ; Fernández, Quiroga, & Rodríguez, 2006) and the 12-item Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI; Bem, 1974). Internal consistency and factor analyses (PAF) were conducted. The results support the dimensionality established for the SAQ and reveal some psychometric and conceptual weaknesses of the 12-item BSRI. The results also support the independence of the two cores: sexual attraction and the instrumental and expressive traits. The logical implications for the different viewpoints of the relations between sex and gender are discussed.

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Is Sexual Attraction Independent of the Instrumental and Expressive Traits?

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“…Some studies report no differences (Peters & Cantrell, 1993;Stokes, Kilmann, & Wanlass, 1983;Storms, 1980), some for either the masculine or the feminine scale in either men or women (Chung & Harmon, 1994;Finlay & Scheltema, 1991;Oldham, Farnill, & Ball, 1982), and some only for men but not for women or only for women and not for men (Heilbrun & Thompson, 1977). Hawkins, Herron, Gibson, Hoban, and Herron (1988) used six different sex-role scales in the same study.…”

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Sexual Orientation and Gender: Stereotypes and Beyond

Sandfort

2005

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In this essay, I explore empirical research about the relationship between sexual orientation and gender. Both concepts have multiple meanings, which hinder an unequivocal understanding of the relationship between the two concepts. One of the first studies assumed to establish a relationship between male homosexuality and femininity was conducted by L. M. Terman and C. C. Miles (1936). The study actually gives a much more complicated picture of the relationship. Terman and Miles actually found two groups of homosexual men with, respectively, extremely high masculinity and extremely high femininity scores. Subsequently, various other studies examined the relationship between sexual orientation and gender, introducing the concept of androgyNY. While these studies were executed, major changes took place in the homosexual world, which have been characterized as the masculinization of culture. It is unclear how these changes relate to the masculine and feminine properties of the men involved. Various suggestions are made for further research on the relation between gender and sexual orientation.

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“…The relationship between sexual orientation and gender role has been established in various studies, suggesting homosexual men to be less masculine or more feminine compared to heterosexual men, while for women the opposite pattern is found (Finlay & Scheltema, 1991;Lippa, 2002;Lippa & Arad, 1997;Pillard, 1991;Sandfort, 2005). If these relationships indeed exist, one would expect homosexual men's coping styles to differ from those of heterosexual men and to resemble heterosexual women's coping styles.…”

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Coping Styles as Mediator of Sexual Orientation-Related Health Differences

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The higher prevalence of health problems in homosexual compared to heterosexual populations is usually understood as a consequence of minority stress. We hypothesized that differential rates of health problems also could result from sexual orientation-related differences in coping styles. We explored this using data collected in a general population-based study (N = 9684) via face-to-face interviews. A higher prevalence of both mental and physical health problems, as assessed with individual questions, the GHQ-12, and checklists, was observed in homosexual compared to heterosexual men and women. Coping style was related to sexual orientation in men, but not in women. Compared to heterosexual men, homosexual men more strongly applied emotion-oriented and avoidance coping strategies. Emotion-oriented coping mediated the differences in mental and physical health between heterosexual and homosexual men. Findings suggest the importance of further exploration of the development and use of emotionoriented and avoidance coping by homosexual men.

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The Relation of Gender and Sexual Orientation to Measures of Masculinity, Femininity, and Androgyny:

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Is Sexual Attraction Independent of the Instrumental and Expressive Traits?

Is Sexual Attraction Independent of the Instrumental and Expressive Traits?

Sexual Orientation and Gender: Stereotypes and Beyond

Coping Styles as Mediator of Sexual Orientation-Related Health Differences

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