Berkey B R, Perelman-Hall T, Kurdek L A
Department of Psychology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435.
J Homosex. 1990;19(4):67-87. doi: 10.1300/J082v19n04_05.
Research on the assessment of sexual orientation has been limited, and what does exist is often conflicting and confusing. This is largely due to the lack of any agreed upon definition of bisexuality. The Multidimensional Scale of Sexuality (MSS) was developed to validate and to contrast six proposed categories of bisexuality, as well as categories related to heterosexuality, homosexuality, and asexuality. This instrument includes ratings of the behavioral and cognitive/affective components of sexuality. The MSS was completed by 148 subjects, the majority of whom were from identified homosexual and bisexual populations. Although subjects' self-descriptions on the MSS were consistent with their self-descriptions on the Kinsey Heterosexual-Homosexual Scale, the MSS provided a more varied description of sexual orientation. Subject's self-described sexual orientation on the MSS was more consistent with their cognitive/affective ratings than with their behavioral ratings. With the exception of self-described heterosexuals, the frequency of cognitive/affective sexuality was greater than that of behavioral sexuality.
关于性取向评估的研究一直有限，现有的研究结果往往相互矛盾且令人困惑。这主要是由于缺乏对双性恋的任何公认定义。多维性取向量表（MSS）的开发是为了验证并对比六种提出的双性恋类别，以及与异性恋、同性恋和无性恋相关的类别。该工具包括对性行为的行为和认知/情感成分的评级。148名受试者完成了MSS量表，其中大多数来自已确定的同性恋和双性恋群体。尽管受试者在MSS量表上的自我描述与他们在金赛异性恋-同性恋量表上的自我描述一致，但MSS量表提供了对性取向更为多样的描述。受试者在MSS量表上自我描述的性取向与其认知/情感评级比与行为评级更为一致。除了自我描述为异性恋者外，认知/情感性行为的频率高于行为性行为的频率。
