Diamond L M
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Dev Psychol. 1998 Sep;34(5):1085-95. doi: 10.1037//0012-1649.34.5.1085.
Although some research suggests that sexual orientation is a stable, early appearing trait, interviews with 89 young sexual-minority women revealed that a majority of women failed to report at least one of the following: childhood indicators of sexual orientation, stability in same-sex attractions, or awareness of same-sex attractions prior to the conscious process of sexual questioning. Lesbians were not more likely to report these experiences than bisexuals, although they reported significantly greater same-sex attractions. Consistent with studies on older cohorts, few young women reported exclusive same-sex attractions. These findings suggest that recollected consistency among prior and current behavior, ideation, and attractions are not systematically associated with sexual orientation among contemporary young women.
尽管一些研究表明性取向是一种稳定的、早期出现的特质，但对89名年轻的性少数女性进行的访谈显示，大多数女性没有报告以下至少一项情况：性取向的童年指标、同性吸引力的稳定性，或在有意识的性取向质疑过程之前对同性吸引力的认知。女同性恋者报告这些经历的可能性并不比双性恋者更高，尽管她们报告的同性吸引力明显更强。与对年龄较大群体的研究一致，很少有年轻女性报告只对同性有吸引力。这些发现表明，当代年轻女性之前和当前的行为、想法及吸引力之间回忆起来的一致性与性取向并无系统关联。
