Sexual orientation self-label, behavior, and preference: College students in Taiwan and the USA

The relationships among self-labeled sexual orientation, sexual preferences, and sexual behaviors were examined in samples from Taiwan and the USA. Subsamples matched on gender, age, and marital status were created to reduce sexual orientation cell size discrepancies and demographic differences. Sexual orientation self-label, the Kinsey Scale of Sexual Orientation, and a modified version for preference were used to assess participants’ sexual orientation, behavior, and preference, respectively. Additional measures included an adaptation of the Early Sexual Experiences Checklist, and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist for psychological distress. For both Taiwan and USA subsamples, heterosexual participants reported significantly greater congruence between sexual orientation identity and preference than did nonheterosexual participants. A high proportion of the Taiwan sample were celibate, precluding analyses of congruence between sexual orientation identity and sexual behavior. Congruence between sexual behavior and preference in the USA sample was negatively correlated with psychological distress. In a cross-cultural comparison between the Taiwan and USA women (n = 176), the two samples reported similar congruence between sexual orientation identity and preference.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Roberts, Mary Kathryn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jenkins, Sharon Rae
• Cox, Randall J.
• Watkins, C. Edward
• Chng, Chwee-Lye

• College students -- Sexual behavior -- Taiwan.
• College students -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
• Sexual orientation -- Taiwan.
• Sexual orientation -- United States.
• Taiwan
• sexual orientation
• USA
• sexual behavior
• sexual preference

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Roberts, Mary Kathryn
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 50802360
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3218/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc3218

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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