Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,
Arch Sex Behav. 2014 Aug;43(6):1177-86. doi: 10.1007/s10508-014-0275-5. Epub 2014 Mar 12.
Previous theories and research have suggested there are two distinct types of male-to-female (MF) transsexuals and these types can be distinguished by their sexuality. Using the scales Attraction to Femininity in Males, Core Autogynephilia, Autogynephilic Interpersonal Fanasy, and Attraction to Transgender Fiction as indicator variables, taxometric analysis was applied to an online-recruited sample of 308 MF transsexuals to investigate whether such a distinction is justified. In accordance with previous research findings, MF transsexuals categorized as "nonandrophilic" scored significantly higher on Core Autogynephilia than did those categorized as "androphilic"; they also scored significantly higher on Attraction to Femininity in Males and Attraction to Transgender Fiction. Results of one of the taxometric procedures, L-Mode, gave slightly more support for a dimensional, rather than taxonic (two-type), latent structure. Results of the two other taxometric procedures, MAMBAC and MAXCOV, showed greater support for a dimensional latent structure. Although these results require replication with a more representative sample, they show little support for a taxonomy, which contradicts previous theory that has suggested MF transsexuals' sexuality is typological.
先前的理论和研究表明，男性到女性（MF）跨性别者存在两种不同的类型，可以通过其性取向来区分。本研究使用男性对女性吸引力量表、核心自体性欲、自体性欲人际幻想和对跨性别小说的吸引力作为指标变量，对 308 名在线招募的 MF 跨性别者样本进行了分类分析，以调查这种区分是否合理。根据先前的研究发现，被归类为“非雄性恋”的 MF 跨性别者在核心自体性欲上的得分明显高于被归类为“雄性恋”的 MF 跨性别者；他们在男性对女性的吸引力和对跨性别小说的吸引力上的得分也明显更高。其中一种分类程序（L 模式）的结果略微更支持维度而非分类（两型）潜在结构。另外两种分类程序（MAMBAC 和 MAXCOV）的结果则更支持维度潜在结构。尽管这些结果需要用更具代表性的样本进行复制，但它们几乎不支持分类法，这与先前的理论相矛盾，先前的理论认为 MF 跨性别者的性取向是典型的。
