Ross Michael W
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas, P.O. Box 20036, Houston, TX 77225, USA.
J LGBT Health Res. 2007;3(2):21-3. doi: 10.1300/J463v03n02_03.
Conceptualizing heterosexual and homosexual interest as reciprocal constructs can be a source of confusion, and may obstruct understanding of sexual orientation in counseling. We investigated the relationships between homosexual interest, heterosexual interest, and masculinity and femininity. Seventy-eight men attending a homophile organisation completed the Kinsey Scale, and two separate continua measuring degree of homosexual interest and degree of heterosexual interest independently. The correlation between the two continua was -.51, suggesting that homosexual and heterosexual interest are to some extent independent of one another, and that a single continuum which assumes homosexual interest to be the direct converse of heterosexual interest may not be an adequate measure of sexual orientation. No significant relationships between masculinity, femininity and sexual orientation were found. Implications for counseling people with concerns about sexual orientation and sex of partner are discussed.
将异性恋兴趣和同性恋兴趣概念化为相互对应的结构可能会造成混淆，并且可能妨碍在咨询中对性取向的理解。我们研究了同性恋兴趣、异性恋兴趣与男性气质和女性气质之间的关系。78名参加同性恋组织的男性完成了金赛量表，以及两个分别独立测量同性恋兴趣程度和异性恋兴趣程度的连续量表。两个连续量表之间的相关性为-0.51，这表明同性恋兴趣和异性恋兴趣在某种程度上是相互独立的，并且假设同性恋兴趣是异性恋兴趣的直接相反面的单一连续量表可能不是衡量性取向的适当方法。未发现男性气质、女性气质与性取向之间存在显著关系。文中讨论了对为性取向和伴侣性别问题感到困扰的人进行咨询的意义。
