Udry J Richard, Chantala Kim
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
J Biosoc Sci. 2006 Nov;38(6):797-809. doi: 10.1017/S002193200500101X. Epub 2006 Apr 18.
Using the nationally representative sample of about 15,000 Add Health respondents in Wave III, the hypothesis is tested that masculinity-femininity in adolescence is correlated with sexual orientation 5 years later and 6 years later: that is, that for adolescent males in 1995 and again in 1996, more feminine males have a higher probability of self-identifying as homosexuals in 2001-02. It is predicted that for adolescent females in 1995 and 1996, more masculine females have a higher probability of self-identifying as homosexuals in 2001-02. Masculinity-femininity is measured by the classical method used by Terman & Miles. For both time periods, the hypothesis was strongly confirmed for males: the more feminine males had several times the probability of being attracted to same-sex partners, several times the probability of having same-sex partners, and several times the probability of self-identifying as homosexuals, compared with more masculine males. For females, no relationship was found at either time period between masculinity and sex of preference. The biological mechanism underlying homosexuality may be different for males and females.
利用全国代表性样本，即约15000名参加第三次青少年健康纵向研究（Add Health）调查的受访者，对以下假设进行了检验：青少年时期的男性气质-女性气质与5年后及6年后的性取向相关，也就是说，对于1995年及1996年的青少年男性而言，更具女性气质的男性在2001 - 2002年自我认定为同性恋的可能性更高。预计对于1995年及1996年的青少年女性，更具男性气质的女性在2001 - 2002年自我认定为同性恋的可能性更高。男性气质-女性气质采用特曼和迈尔斯所使用的经典方法进行衡量。在这两个时间段内，该假设对于男性均得到了有力证实：与更具男性气质的男性相比，更具女性气质的男性被同性伴侣吸引的可能性、拥有同性伴侣的可能性以及自我认定为同性恋的可能性均高出数倍。对于女性而言，在这两个时间段内均未发现男性气质与偏好性别之间存在关联。同性恋背后的生物学机制在男性和女性中可能有所不同。
