Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University.
Psychol Assess. 2019 Feb;31(2):167-180. doi: 10.1037/pas0000656. Epub 2018 Sep 13.
In this article, we review basic research on sexual orientation for a clinical scientist-practitioner audience. We present contemporary and evolving approaches to defining and measuring sexual orientation, and we provide suggestions for how to translate psychological theory into best practices (i.e., how to select appropriate sexuality measures in both research and clinical settings). Our focus is on evaluating currently available measures of sexual orientation in terms of comprehensiveness and feasibility: How thoroughly are components of sexuality captured and how feasible it is to use such measures in research and clinical settings? Basic research in sexuality has progressed beyond our current clinical practices and should be used as a guide to more responsibly conceptualize participants and clients. While we determine that the current options are far from perfect, the critical clinician will find that contemporary measures of sexual orientation prove more useful than more simplistic predecessors. This review will elucidate best strategies for translating sexual orientation research and theory into clinical practice and provide clinicians and researchers alike with theoretically grounded support for tools of measurement and assessment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
本文为临床科学家和从业者回顾了性取向的基础研究。我们介绍了当代和不断发展的定义和测量性取向的方法，并就如何将心理学理论转化为最佳实践（即如何在研究和临床环境中选择适当的性取向测量方法）提出了建议。我们的重点是评估性取向的现有测量方法的全面性和可行性：性的各个方面被捕捉的程度如何，以及在研究和临床环境中使用这些方法的可行性如何？性的基础研究已经超越了我们目前的临床实践，应该被用作更负责任地概念化参与者和客户的指南。虽然我们确定目前的选择还远远不够完善，但批判性的临床医生会发现，当代的性取向测量方法比更简单的前辈更有用。这篇综述将阐明将性取向研究和理论转化为临床实践的最佳策略，并为临床医生和研究人员提供理论基础，支持测量和评估工具。（PsycINFO 数据库记录（c）2019 APA，保留所有权利）。
