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Smiljanich, Kathy, and John Briere. "Self-Reported Sexual Interest in Children: Sex Differences and Psychosocial Correlates in a University Sample." Violence and Victims 11, no. 1 (January 1996): 39–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.11.1.39.

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A sample of 180 female and 99 male university students were surveyed regarding their sexual interest in children. Males reported sexual attraction to at least one child more often than did females (n = 22 [22.2%] and n = 5 [2.8%], respectively). Both males and females reported very low rates of sexual fantasies about children, masturbation to such fantasies, or potential likelihood of sexual contact with a child. Males’ sexual attraction to children was associated with lower self-esteem, greater sexual conflicts, more sexual impulsivity, lower scores on the Socialization scale of the California Psychological Inventory, greater use of pornography depicting consenting adult sex, and more self-reported difficulty attracting age-appropriate sexual partners. Childhood victimization history and attitudes supporting sexual aggression did not discriminate self-reported sexual attraction to children.

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Apostolou, Menelaos. "Men’s Preference for Women Who Like Women: The Effects of Desire for Sexual Variety and Willingness to Have Sex Without Commitment." Evolutionary Psychology 17, no. 3 (July 2019): 147470491985680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474704919856800.

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Heterosexual men, as opposed to heterosexual women, desire mates who experience same-sex attractions and are willing to have same-sex sexual contacts. Yet not all men share such desires, and the current study aims to examine whether the male preferences for same-sex attraction and contact are predicted by desires for sexual variety and having sex without commitment. Using an online sample of 1,277 Greek-speaking participants, we found that men and women who experienced same-sex attractions and desired sexual variety and sex without commitment were more likely to prefer same-sex attraction and contact in a partner. Moreover, we found that a considerable proportion of heterosexual men, but only a small proportion of heterosexual women, preferred same-sex attraction and contact in partner. This sex-difference was statistically significant even after the desire for sexual variety and sociosexual orientation were controlled for.

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Steinhorst, Leonie, and Jörg Kudla. "Sexual attraction channelled in moss." Nature 549, no. 7670 (August 23, 2017): 35–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature23543.

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Feijó, José A. "The mathematics of sexual attraction." Journal of Biology 9, no. 3 (2010): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol233.

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Le Moëne, Olivia, and Anders Ågmo. "The neuroendocrinology of sexual attraction." Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology 51 (October 2018): 46–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2017.12.006.

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Telingator, Cynthia J. "76.1 Sexual Attraction and Relationships." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 56, no. 10 (October 2017): S113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.07.442.

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Harris, Steven M., and Dinah J. Harriger∗. "Sexual Attraction in Conjoint Therapy." American Journal of Family Therapy 37, no. 3 (April 30, 2009): 209–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926180802152032.

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Telingator, Cynthia. "13.1 SEXUAL ATTRACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 58, no. 10 (October 2019): S19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.07.081.

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Grammer, Karl, Bernhard Fink, and Nick Neave. "Human pheromones and sexual attraction." European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 118, no. 2 (February 2005): 135–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.08.010.

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RICHARDS, BRADLEY. "Sexual Desire and the Phenomenology of Attraction." Dialogue 54, no. 2 (November 21, 2014): 263–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0012217314001085.

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Developing Thomas Nagel’s 1969 paper, Rockney Jacobsen argues that sexual desires are for activities that are taken to affect states of sexual arousal in certain ways. I argue that some sexual desires are for activities that are taken to affect states of phenomenal attraction (phenomenal states associated with sexual attraction). Unlike sexual arousal, phenomenal attraction cannot be assuaged; thus, there are no activities that can satisfy phenomenal attraction-based sexual desires. This explains why sexual activities are so varied and numerous, and possibly how so many activities are able to affect sexual arousal.

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Root, Eve Z., Grace Caskie, Bethany Detwiler, and Nicole L. Johnson. "SEXUAL ORIENTATION AS MULTIDIMENSIONAL: AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SEXUAL MINORITY OLDER ADULTS." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1114.

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Abstract Recommendations to conceptualize sexual orientation as a continuum and as multidimensional rather than one dichotomous variable (e.g., DeBlaere et al., 2010; Kinsey et al., 1948) have been largely unexplored in sexual minority older adults, including how these dimensions might differ by age and gender. In this study, participants indicated their sexuality using three continua representing (1) attraction in general, (2) emotional attraction, and (3) physical attraction. Possible responses ranged from 0=exclusively opposite sex to 7=exclusively same sex. The current sample included 187 participants (50-86 years; 73 men, 114 women) self-identifying their sexual attraction in general as not exclusively to the opposite sex. Age groups were 50-55 (n=56), 56-64 (n=84), and 65-86 (n=47) years. MANOVA results indicated a significant multivariate age group by gender interaction (p=.040) that was significant for all three attraction variables---attraction in general (p=.035), emotional attraction (p=.010), and physical attraction (p=.029). In the 50-55 age group, the average response for physical attraction was closer to exclusively same sex for men than for women. For the 56-64 age group, the average response for attraction in general and emotional attraction was closer to exclusively same sex for women than men. Among those 65+, women responded closer to exclusively same sex than men only for emotional attraction. Gender differences on all three sexual attraction continua were not consistent across age groups, which may reflect a more fluid and complex understanding of sexuality in older LGB adults. Future studies should consider using multidimensional and continuous variables when measuring sexual orientation.

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Richters, Juliet, Dennis Altman, Paul B. Badcock, Anthony M. A. Smith, Richard O. de Visser, Andrew E. Grulich, Chris Rissel, and Judy M. Simpson. "Sexual identity, sexual attraction and sexual experience: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships." Sexual Health 11, no. 5 (2014): 451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh14117.

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Background Behavioural and other aspects of sexuality are not always consistent. This study describes the prevalence and overlap of same-sex and other-sex attraction and experience and of different sexual identities in Australia. Methods: Computer-assisted telephone interviews were completed by a representative sample of 20 094 men and women aged 16–69 years recruited by landline and mobile phone random-digit dialling with a response rate (participation rate among eligible people) of 66.2%. Respondents were asked about their sexual identity (‘Do you think of yourself as’ heterosexual/straight, homosexual/gay, bisexual, etc.) and the sex of people with whom they had ever had sexual contact and to whom they had felt sexually attracted. Results: Men and women had different patterns of sexual identity. Although the majority of people identified as heterosexual (97% men, 96% women), women were more likely than men to identify as bisexual. Women were less likely than men to report exclusively other-sex or same-sex attraction and experience; 9% of men and 19% of women had some history of same-sex attraction and/or experience. Sexual attraction and experience did not necessarily correspond. Homosexual/gay identity was more common among men with tertiary education and living in cities and less common among men with blue-collar jobs. Many gay men (53%) and lesbians (76%) had some experience with an other-sex partner. More women identified as lesbian or bisexual than in 2001–02. Similarly, more women reported same-sex experience and same-sex attraction. Conclusion: In Australia, men are more likely than women to report exclusive same-sex attraction and experience, although women are more likely than men to report any non-heterosexual identity, experience and attraction. Whether this is a feature of the plasticity of female sexuality or due to lesser stigma than for men is unknown.

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Casci, Tanita. "Sexual attraction: finding the right switch." Nature Reviews Genetics 6, no. 7 (July 2005): 517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg1661.

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Klusák, Vojtěch, Zdeněk Havlas, Lubomı́r Rulı́šek, Jiřı́ Vondrášek, and Aleš Svatoš. "Sexual Attraction in the Silkworm Moth." Chemistry & Biology 10, no. 4 (April 2003): 331–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1074-5521(03)00074-7.

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Morris, R. D., K. L. Morris, and J. A. Morris. "The mathematical basis of sexual attraction." Medical Hypotheses 59, no. 4 (October 2002): 475–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0306-9877(02)00200-1.

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Carducci, Bernardo J. "Sexual Arousal, Affect, and Heterosexual Attraction." Journal of Social Psychology 125, no. 6 (December 1985): 771–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1985.9713551.

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Fernández, Juan, María Ángeles Quiroga, Vanessa J. Icaza, and Sergio Escorial. "Dimensionality and Transcultural Specificity of the Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ)." Spanish journal of psychology 15, no. 1 (March 2012): 323–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n1.37339.

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Sexual attraction was considered a component of sexual orientation from the beginning of the second half of the 20th century to present times. However, some recent researchers have studied sexual attraction as an independent field measuring it by the Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ). This study analyzes sexual attraction through the SAQ in 400 university students from a Peruvian catholic university. These participants −191 women and 209 men- show a very diverse curricular background. The following hypotheses were tested: a) the structure of the SAQ, pointing out two concepts: attraction to men and attraction to women; b) the high inverse correlation between these two concepts or factors; c) the specific impact of this context in sexual attraction: higher percentage of attracted by none of the sexes and lower percentage of attracted to the opposite sex, in comparison with other contexts; and d) the Lippa prediction (2006, 2007), regarding a higher polarization of sexual attraction for men than for women. Results support the first three hypotheses. Clarifications are laid down with regard to the fourth one. Discussion focuses on theoretical and applied advantages of using the SAQ as opposed to the frequent use of a single item of sexual attraction for each sex.

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Matheson, Lauren P., and Karen L. Blair. "From continua to kaleidoscopes: How plurisexuality challenges traditional conceptualizations of sexual orientation." Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 32, no. 2 (September 1, 2023): 151–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2023-0022.

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Traditional measures of sexual orientation (e.g., the Kinsey Scale, the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, single-item sexual identity questions) focus on a person’s behaviour, identity, and attraction yet are described by plurisexual, asexual, and gender-diverse individuals as inadequate in capturing the complexity of how they experience and understand their sexuality. This study explores how plurisexual and asexual individuals make sense of their sexual orientation. Across several studies, participants (n = 2,306) completed demographic questionnaires related to their gender and sexual identity while also responding to the Kinsey Scale. Additionally, participants wrote open-ended responses explaining why they had selected a particular sexual identity or Kinsey score earlier in the survey. The authors used an abductive reflective thematic analysis to review these open-ended responses, focusing on whether responses aligned with a dominant model of sexual orientation (i.e., behaviour-identity-attraction). While many participants described their choice of sexual identity label and Kinsey score using at least one aspect of the behaviour-identity-attraction trichotomy, not all responses fit within this model. For example, participants emphasized their attraction to individual characteristics other than gender/sex, distinguished between romantic and sexual attraction, and discussed plurisexuality and experiences of sexual fluidity. Traditional measures of sexual orientation may not be adequate when working with sexually diverse samples. Researchers should consider how best to conceptualize sexual orientation and other related constructs, including emotional/romantic attraction, sexual fluidity, and the role of gender expression in processes of attraction and identity construction.

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Halwani, Raja. "Sex and Sexual Orientation, Gender and Sexual Preference." Journal of Controversial Ideas 3, no. 2 (October 31, 2023): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.35995/jci03020005.

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On what we can call the “folk” conception of sexual orientation, sexual orientation is understood as sex-based attraction, that is, as (partly) attraction on the basis of the perceived sex of the person to whom one is attracted. However, in recent discussions, philosophers have either added gender to sex as the basis of sexual orientation, or have altogether replaced sex with gender. Moreover, this addition or replacement has gone – mostly – unargued for. This paper argues that a sex-based conception of sexual orientation remains plausible because (1) it is compatible with gender-based attraction, which I argue can be understood as a preference; (2) the reasons so far on offer for adding gender to sex (or for replacing sex with gender) are not convincing; (3) we have good evolutionary and non-evolutionary reasons for thinking that sex is the basis of sexual orientation; (4) we have good reasons to not add gender as a basis of sexual orientation; and (5) a sex-based conception of sexual orientation accommodates the various sexual orientations that have recently appeared, orientations in addition to the folk two (or three) of heterosexuality, homosexuality (and bisexuality), such as pansexuality, skoliosexuality, gynsexuality, and androsexuality. What emerges is a conception of sexual orientation based on the sex of the people to whom we are attracted, but that understands sexual-based attraction in broad enough terms to include surgically altered bodies.

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Kolařík, Marek, Martin Lečbych, Maria Luca, Desa Markovic, and Martina Fülepová. "How Czech supervisors engage in the supervisory process on sexual attraction and strategies used to supervise sexual attraction in the work of supervisees." Polish Journal of Applied Psychology 14, no. 3 (September 1, 2016): 27–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pjap-2015-0060.

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Abstract Our study investigated how Czech supervisors understand, engage with and supervise therapists in handling sexual attraction. Qualitative interviews were carried out with 13 volunteers in the Czech Republic. Transcripts were analysed using constructivist grounded theory (GT). Findings show that in reflecting on their experience as supervisors, participants stepped into their experience as therapists first. Data shows various factors mediating and influencing the supervision process: the historical and political impact of sexual tabooism and sexual attraction in training and practice; supervisors’ personal experience of sexual attraction provoked shame; gender and trust impact on which supervisor to choose; male and female differences in supervisory needs; and a clear contract facilitates disclosure of sexual attraction.

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Goetz, Cari D., Judith A. Easton, David M. G. Lewis, and David M. Buss. "Sexual exploitability: observable cues and their link to sexual attraction." Evolution and Human Behavior 33, no. 4 (July 2012): 417–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2011.12.004.

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Phelan, James Edward. "Self-reports of sexual attraction change in a sample of male psychotherapy consumers in a private practice setting." Journal of Human Sciences 14, no. 1 (March 7, 2017): 717. http://dx.doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v14i1.4282.

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The purpose of this study was to see if clients in a private practice therapy setting reported any changes in how they rated their sexual attraction, their stated goal. The therapy was conducted weekly, lasting at least one year. The sample was comprised of 30 men whose desired goal was toward a shift from same-sex attraction to opposite-sex attraction. A convenience sample from the author’s private practice, over a 5-year span, was used. Clients were invited to complete surveys at intake, between 12-18 months into therapy, and one year afterwards. Following the format of the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, clients were asked about sexual attraction on a measurable continuum. A repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the differences between the pre, mid, and post responses. In this sample, at 1 year post-discharge, 10% reported their sexual attraction as “for the other sex somewhat” vs. 0 % at baseline; 17% reported their sexual attraction as “for the other sex mostly” vs. 0 % at baseline; and 23% reported their sexual attraction was “for the other sex only” vs. 0 % at baseline. These outcomes proved statistically significant changes from baseline compared to follow up. Despite the study’s limitations, significant sexual attraction shifts from same-sex to opposite-sex were self-reported in a highly motivated clinical sample of men.

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Wang, Chinchin, Gregory Butler, Suzy L. Wong, Colin Steensma, Beth Jackson, Marisol T. Betancourt, and Karen C. Roberts. "Gender identity and sexual attraction among Canadian youth: findings from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth." Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada 43, no. 6 (June 2023): 299–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.43.6.04.

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Gender identity and sexual attraction are important determinants of health. This study reports distributions of gender identity and sexual attraction among Canadian youth using data from the 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth. Among youth aged 12 to 17, 0.2% are nonbinary and 0.2% are transgender. Among youth aged 15 to 17, 21.0%, comprising more females than males, report attraction not exclusive to the opposite gender. Given known associations between health and gender and sexual attraction, oversampling of sexual minority groups is recommended in future studies to obtain reliable estimates for identifying inequities and informing policy.

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Wardle, A. R., and J. H. Borden. "Sexual attraction among Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) species." Canadian Entomologist 135, no. 5 (October 2003): 733–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n03-016.

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Lygus bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), particularly the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), and Lygus hesperus Knight, are serious pests in North America (Hedlund and Graham 1987). Sex pheromones have been identified in some mirids (Smith et al. 1991; Millar et al. 1997; Millar and Rice 1998) but not in Lygus spp. (Ho and Millar 2002), despite evidence that lygus bug females produce sex pheromones (Scales 1968; Strong et al. 1970; Graham 1987; McLaughlin 1996; Scott and Snodgrass 2000). Graham (1987) found that L. lineolaris and Lygus elisus Van Duzee males were attracted to females of their own and the other species but not to L. hesperus females, whereas L. hesperus males were attracted only to conspecific females. In southwestern British Columbia, Lygus shulli Knight is a major pest in such diverse sites as conifer nurseries and greenhouses (Gillespie et al. 2000). Our objective was to determine whether sexual attraction occurs in L. shulli and whether L. shulli is cross-attracted to females of two other Lygus spp.

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Morsci, Natalia S., Leonard A. Haas, and Maureen M. Barr. "Sperm Status Regulates Sexual Attraction inCaenorhabditis elegans." Genetics 189, no. 4 (October 3, 2011): 1341–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.111.133603.

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Mishel, Emma. "Intersections between Sexual Identity, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Behavior among a Nationally Representative Sample of American Men and Women." Journal of Official Statistics 35, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 859–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jos-2019-0036.

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Abstract Social scientists struggle on how to best operationalize and measure sexual orientation. Depending on the survey, researchers can use self-reports of lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) identity, same-sex partner cohabitation, same-sex sexual attraction, or same-sex sexual behavior. All measures come with their own limitations. To illuminate differences in these measures, this study examines the intersections between self-reported sexual identity, attraction, and behavior among a nationally representative sample of US men and women aged 15–45. I explore how and when the three measures align, examine the determinants of self-identifying as gay or bisexual based on sexual behavior and attraction, and assess gender differences in the patterns. I find that about 20% of women and 10% of men aged 15–45 would comprise the LGB community if it were defined to include those who report at least one of the following: gay or bisexual identity, any same-sex attraction, or same-sex sex in the last year. This is much higher than the 6.4% of women and 3.6% of men aged 15–45 who self-identify as LGB. I conclude with recommendations that can aid in measurement of the LGB population, and discuss implications for using certain measures over others when conducting research on the LGB community.

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Fernández, Juan, María Ángeles Quiroga, and Isabel Del Olmo. "Is there any Relationship between Sexual Attraction and Gender Typology?" Spanish Journal of Psychology 9, no. 1 (May 2006): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600005916.

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People can be classified as attracted to both sexes, to men, to women, or to neither sex, and also as instrumental-expressive, instrumental, expressive, or non-instrumental-expressive. The two hypotheses tested herein are, on the one hand, the relative independence between these two typologies and, on the other, the close relation between sexual dimorphism and sexual attraction, in contrast to the relative independence between sexual dimorphism and the instrumental and expressive domains. A total of 503 university students (284 women and 219 men) completed two assessment instruments: The Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ) and the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI, 12 items). Analysis of contingency tables was performed. The results provide empirical support for the hypothesis of independence of the two typologies, solid support for the relation between sexual dimorphism and sexual attraction, and clear support for the independence between the gender domains and sexual dimorphism. The implications of these data for the different outlooks concerning the relations between sex and gender are established.

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Zheng, Lijun, and Yanchen Su. "Patterns of Asexuality in China: Sexual Activity, Sexual and Romantic Attraction, and Sexual Desire." Archives of Sexual Behavior 47, no. 4 (January 30, 2018): 1265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1158-y.

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Samara, Iliana, Tom S. Roth, and Mariska E. Kret. "The Role of Emotion Projection, Sexual Desire, and Self-Rated Attractiveness in the Sexual Overperception Bias." Archives of Sexual Behavior 50, no. 6 (August 2021): 2507–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02017-5.

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AbstractA consistent finding in the literature is that men overperceive sexual interest in women (i.e., sexual overperception bias). Several potential mechanisms have been proposed for this bias, including projecting one’s own interest onto a given partner, sexual desire, and self-rated attractiveness. Here, we examined the influence of these factors in attraction detection accuracy during speed-dates. Sixty-seven participants (34 women) split in four groups went on a total of 10 speed-dates with all opposite-sex members of their group, resulting in 277 dates. The results showed that attraction detection accuracy was reliably predicted by projection of own interest in combination with participant sex. Specifically, men were more accurate than women in detecting attraction when they were not interested in their partner compared to when they were interested. These results are discussed in the wider context of arousal influencing detection of partner attraction.

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Cornwell, R. Elisabeth, Miriam J. Law Smith, Lynda G. Boothroyd, Fhionna R. Moore, Hasker P. Davis, Michael Stirrat, Bernard Tiddeman, and David I. Perrett. "Reproductive strategy, sexual development and attraction to facial characteristics." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 361, no. 1476 (November 3, 2006): 2143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1936.

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Sexual reproduction strategies vary both between and within species in the level of investment in offspring. Life-history theories suggest that the rate of sexual maturation is critically linked to reproductive strategy, with high investment being associated with few offspring and delayed maturation. For humans, age of puberty and age of first sex are two developmental milestones that have been associated with reproductive strategies. Stress during early development can retard or accelerate sexual maturation and reproduction. Early age of menarche is associated with absence of younger siblings, absence of a father figure during early life and increased weight. Father absence during early life is also associated with early marriage, pregnancy and divorce. Choice of partner characteristics is critical to successful implementation of sexual strategies. It has been suggested that sexually dimorphic traits (including those evident in the face) signal high-quality immune function and reproductive status. Masculinity in males has also been associated with low investment in mate and offspring. Thus, women's reproductive strategy should be matched to the probability of male investment, hence to male masculinity. Our review leads us to predict associations between the rate of sexual maturation and adult preferences for facial characteristics (enhanced sexual dimorphism and attractiveness). We find for men, engaging in sex at an early age is related to an increased preference for feminized female faces. Similarly, for women, the earlier the age of first sex the greater the preference for masculinity in opposite-sex faces. When we controlled sexual dimorphism in male faces, the speed of sexual development in women was not associated with differences in preference for male facial attractiveness. These developmental influences on partner choice were not mediated by self-rated attractiveness or parental relationships. We conclude that individuals assort in preferences based on the rapidity of their sexual development. Fast developing individuals prefer opposite-sex partners with an increased level of sexually dimorphic facial characteristics.

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Horn, Kelly, and James A. Swartz. "A Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Medical Conditions and Infectious Diseases by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Concordance among Women: Results from a National U.S. Survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 8 (April 18, 2019): 1399. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081399.

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There have been limited studies assessing the differences in chronic health conditions between sexual minority (those who identify as lesbian or bisexual) and sexual majority (heterosexual) women. Research has primarily focused on overall physical and mental health or behavioral issues and not on specific health conditions. The addition of sexual orientation and attraction questions to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) now allows for research regarding health conditions using a national survey that identifies participant sexual orientation and attraction. This study sought to compare the prevalence/odds of having 10 medical conditions/infectious diseases among women, assessing for differences associated with sexual identity, sexual attraction, and the degree of concordance between sexual identity and attraction. Data from 67,648 adult female participants in the 2015–2017 NSDUH survey were analyzed using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models to assess for differences in prevalence/odds of seven medical conditions. Multivariable models adjusted for demographics, substance abuse/dependence, and mental illness. We found significant differences by sexual identity, but not sexual attraction or concordance. Compared with heterosexually identified women, women who identified as bisexual had significantly higher odds of having three medical conditions and two infectious diseases than heterosexual or lesbian women. The findings generally support those based on studies using more limited geographical samples. There are a number of potential associated and underlying factors that contribute to bisexual women reporting overall poorer health than heterosexual or lesbian women. The factors discussed include stigma, delays in seeking care, lack of insurance and access, and sexual minority women receiving poorer health care generally.

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Ross, Michael W., and Jay P. Paul. "Beyond Gender: The Basis of Sexual Attraction in Bisexual Men and Women." Psychological Reports 71, no. 3_suppl (December 1992): 1283–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.71.3f.1283.

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The construct of sexual orientation has typically considered the gender of the sexual partner as defining whether the individual is homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual, and the Kinsey scale conceptualises bisexuality as a point midway between homosexuality and heterosexuality. We propose an alternative model which places homosexuality and heterosexuality at one end of a continuum as gender-linked choices of sexual partner, and bisexuality at the other as nongender-specific. As a test of this model, we administered repertory grids to nine bisexual men and women to investigate the characteristics of sexual attraction in individuals for whom gender of partner was not a critical variable. Results supported the hypothesis that gender is not a critical variable in sexual attraction in bisexual individuals. Personality or physical dimensions not related to gender and interaction style were the salient characteristics on which preferred sexual partners were chosen, and there was minimal grid distance between preferred male and preferred female partners. These data support the argument that, for some bisexual individuals, sexual attraction is not gender-linked.

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McConaghy, Nathaniel, Ruth Zamir, and Vijaya Manicavasagar. "Non-Sexist Sexual Experiences Survey and Scale of Attraction to Sexual Aggression." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 27, no. 4 (December 1993): 686–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679309075832.

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Sixty-six male and 51 female second year medical students anonymously completed the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) and the Attraction to Sexual Aggression (ASA) Scale, both modified so that women could report behaviours in which they were aggressors, and men, behaviours in which they were victims. Men's aggression scores on the two scales were significantly correlated. As expected, more men than women reported both the likelihood and the experience of being sexual aggressors, although 6% of women reported being so aroused they couldn't stop when their partner didn't want intercourse and 13% of men reported having intercourse against their will. In men sexually coercive behaviours correlated positively with the masculinity scale of the Bern Sex Role Inventory. Fewer female medical students reported experiencing sexually aggressive behaviours compared to US or New Zealand university students; however, the percentage of male students who reported using or threatening to use physical force was in the same range as that of US students. Significant attention to the issue of sexual coercion would appear necessary in the education of medical students.

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Valterová, Irena, Baptiste Martinet, Denis Michez, Pierre Rasmont, and Nicolas Brasero. "Sexual attraction: a review of bumblebee male pheromones." Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C 74, no. 9-10 (September 25, 2019): 233–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/znc-2019-0003.

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Abstract Males of many bumblebee species exhibit a conspicuous pre-mating behavior with two distinct behavioral components: scent marking and patrol flying. The marking pheromone is produced by the cephalic part of the labial gland (CLG). As far as is known, the CLG secretion is species specific, and it usually consists of two types of compounds: (i) straight-chain aliphatic alcohols, aldehydes or esters, and (ii) acyclic mono-, sesqui- and diterpenes (alcohols or acetates). Here, we summarize data from the literature reporting chemical composition of the CLG secretions of more than 80 bumblebee species. Similarities and differences within and between subgenera are discussed in the context of biosynthetic pathways and evolution.

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Harris, Steven M. "TEACHING FAMILY THERAPISTS ABOUT SEXUAL ATTRACTION IN THERAPY." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 27, no. 1 (June 8, 2007): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2001.tb01145.x.

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Lieberman, Debra, Daniel M. T. Fessler, and Adam Smith. "The Relationship Between Familial Resemblance and Sexual Attraction." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 37, no. 9 (April 27, 2011): 1229–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167211405997.

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Malamuth, Neil. "The attraction to sexual aggression scale: Part one." Journal of Sex Research 26, no. 1 (February 1989): 26–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224498909551491.

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Malamuth, Neil M. "The attraction to sexual aggression scale: Part two." Journal of Sex Research 26, no. 3 (August 1989): 324–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224498909551519.

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Friedman, Ronald S., Denis M. McCarthy, Jens Förster, and Markus Denzler. "Automatic effects of alcohol cues on sexual attraction." Addiction 100, no. 5 (May 2005): 672–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01056.x.

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Zullino, D., S. Rothen, Y. Khazaal, S. Achab, and G. Thorens. "EPA-0975 – Sexual attraction and drugs of choice." European Psychiatry 29 (2014): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(14)78277-x.

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Frady, E. Paxon, Christopher R. Palmer, and William B. Kristan. "Sexual Attraction: Sex-Specific Wiring of Neural Circuitry." Current Biology 22, no. 22 (November 2012): R953—R956. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.10.003.

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Bleske-Rechek, April, and David M. Buss. "Sexual strategies pursued and mate attraction tactics deployed." Personality and Individual Differences 40, no. 6 (April 2006): 1299–311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2005.11.014.

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Tansey, Michael J. "Sexual attraction and phobic dread in the countertransference." Psychoanalytic Dialogues 4, no. 2 (January 1994): 139–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10481889409539010.

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ROTH, Steffen, Arne JANSSEN, and Maurice W. SABELIS. "Odour-mediated sexual attraction in nabids (Heteroptera: Nabidae)." European Journal of Entomology 105, no. 1 (February 15, 2008): 159–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2008.022.

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Fernández, Juan, María Ángeles Quiroga, and Isabel Del Olmo. "Is Sexual Attraction Independent of the Instrumental and Expressive Traits?" Spanish Journal of Psychology 9, no. 2 (November 2006): 162–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600006065.

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Sexual attraction is an essential part of sex, just as the instrumental and expressive traits are the mainstay of gender. Various hypotheses concerning the dimensionality and independence versus dependence/overlapping of these core entities were tested. A group of 423 university students completed the Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ; Fernández, Quiroga, & Rodríguez, 2006) and the 12-item Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI; Bem, 1974). Internal consistency and factor analyses (PAF) were conducted. The results support the dimensionality established for the SAQ and reveal some psychometric and conceptual weaknesses of the 12-item BSRI. The results also support the independence of the two cores: sexual attraction and the instrumental and expressive traits. The logical implications for the different viewpoints of the relations between sex and gender are discussed.

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Fernández, Juan, Mª Ángeles Quiroga, Isabel Del Olmo, Chiara Buizza, and Antonio Imbasciati. "Temporal Stability and Cross-National Consistency of the Dimensional Structure of the Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ)." Spanish journal of psychology 12, no. 2 (November 2009): 725–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600002092.

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The Sexual Attraction Questionnaire (SAQ) was designed to measure sexual attraction (Fernández, Quiroga, & Rodríguez, 2006), because the current questionnaires were considered inadequate. The purpose of this research was to test whether the SAQ factors remain meaningful after several years (stability) and whether the Italian version is equivalent to the Spanish one (consistency). Three groups of university students participated: two from Spain (n = 182 and 255, respectively) and one from Italy (n = 293). The Spanish groups were tested with a 7-year interval (2001-2008). The Italian group was tested in 2008. The main hypotheses were to test, across time interval and countries: (a) factor congruence, (b) predictive power of factors (proportion of variance accounted for), and (c) scale reliability. Sexual attraction typology also was analyzed, within and between countries, to test the validity of the underlying theoretical model. The results obtained show that the SAQ factor structure remains the same, the resulting factors have high predictive power, and the SAQ scales are highly reliable. Sexual dimorphism and sexual attraction typology are highly associated, thus validating the underlying theoretical model.

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Butler, Tony, Eva Malacova, Juliet Richters, Lorraine Yap, Luke Grant, Alun Richards, Anthony M. A. Smith, and Basil Donovan. "Sexual behaviour and sexual health of Australian prisoners." Sexual Health 10, no. 1 (2013): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh12104.

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Objective To describe prisoners’ sexual experiences and sexual practices while in the community, sexual identities, and sexual health (e.g. self-reported exposure to sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and female reproductive outcomes) using data from the Sexual Health and Attitudes of Australian Prisoners (SHAAP) survey. Methods: This study used a computer-assisted telephone interview to screen randomly selected prisoners using a questionnaire based on the Australian Study of Health and Relationships survey. Results: 2351 men and women prisoners from New South Wales and Queensland took part in the survey. Most men identified as heterosexual (95.7%) and reported sexual attraction (91.0%) and sexual experiences (86.6%) only with the opposite sex, but 28.5% of women prisoners identified as bisexual. Sexual attraction correlated with sexual experience (men: r = 0.63; women: r = 0.84) more than with sexual identity (men: r = 0.53; women: r = 0.54). Male prisoners reported more lifetime opposite-sex partners than women prisoners (median 24 v. 10). Women prisoners were more likely than men to report a prior STI (35.1% v. 20.0%). Conclusions: Prisoners are a high-risk group with regard to sexual health. There is a need for a better understanding of the sexual health of this population group so that education campaigns and interventions specific to this population group can be developed.

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Thurston, Layla, Tia Hunjan, Natalie Ertl, Matthew B. Wall, Edouard G. Mills, Sofiya Suladze, Bjial Patel, et al. "Effects of Kisspeptin Administration in Women With Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder." JAMA Network Open 5, no. 10 (October 26, 2022): e2236131. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.36131.

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ImportanceDespite being the most common female sexual health complaint worldwide, current treatment options for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) are limited in their safety and effectiveness. The hormone kisspeptin is a key endogenous activator of the reproductive hormonal axis with additional emerging roles in sexual and emotional behavior; however, its effects in women with HSDD are unknown.ObjectiveTo test the hypothesis that kisspeptin enhances sexual and attraction brain processing in women with HSDD.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis randomized clinical trial was double-masked and placebo controlled with a 2-way crossover. The trial was conducted in a university research setting in the UK from October 2020 to April 2021. Eligible participants were premenopausal women with HSDD. Functional neuroimaging, psychometric, and hormonal analyses were employed to investigate the effects of kisspeptin administration on brain processing, in response to erotic stimuli (erotic videos) and facial attraction (face images of varying attractiveness). Data were analyzed from May to December 2021.InterventionsA 75-minute intravenous infusion of kisspeptin-54 (1 nmol/kg/h) vs equivalent-rate placebo infusion.Main Outcomes and MeasuresBlood oxygen level–dependent responses across the whole brain and regions of interest during kisspeptin vs placebo administration in response to erotic and facial attraction stimuli.ResultsOf the 40 participants who were randomized, 32 women completed both kisspeptin and placebo visits, with a mean (SE) age of 29.2 (1.2) years. Kisspeptin administration resulted in modulations in sexual and facial attraction brain processing (deactivation of the left inferior frontal gyrus: Z max, 3.76; P = .01; activation of the right postcentral and supramarginal gyrus: Z max, 3.73; P &lt; .001; deactivation of the right temporoparietal junction: Z max 4.08; P = .02). Furthermore, positive correlations were observed between kisspeptin-enhanced hippocampal activity in response to erotic videos, and baseline distress relating to sexual function (r = 0.469; P = .007). Kisspeptin’s enhancement of posterior cingulate cortex activity in response to attractive male faces also correlated with reduced sexual aversion, providing additional functional significance (r = 0.476, P = .005). Kisspeptin was well-tolerated with no reported adverse effects.Conclusions and RelevanceThese findings lay the foundations for clinical applications for kisspeptin in women with HSDD.Trial RegistrationISRCTN trial registry identifier: ISRCTN17271094

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van Eeden-Moorefield, Brad, Steph Cooke, Jacqueline Bible, and Elvis Gyan. "A Multidimensional Understanding of the Relationship between Sexual Identity, Heteronormativity, and Sexual Satisfaction among a Cisgender Sample." Social Sciences 12, no. 9 (September 20, 2023): 527. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090527.

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Contemporary scholarship has begun to focus more on understanding the myriad health disparities (e.g., sexual anxiety, depression) related to sexual identity and its correlates. Sexual satisfaction is linked to many of these disparities, thereby serving as a potentially impactful correlate to understand more deeply in ways that might suggest potential intervention sites to mitigate various disparities. Further, there have also been calls to consider sexual identity multidimensionally beyond only self-identified sexual orientation (LGBQ+ vs. heterosexual) as well as to better understand the role of cultural factors, such as heteronormativity, as correlates of health disparities. Accordingly, this cross-sectional study used internet survey data from 455 cisgender adults of varying sexual identities to test a moderated mediating model linking two dimensions of sexual identity (self-identified sexual orientation and attraction) to sexual satisfaction as mediated by heteronormativity. Results from the multi-group path model analysis were significant for moderation and suggest that heteronormativity mediated the relationship between the attraction dimension of sexual identity and sexual satisfaction only for those who identified as queer (i.e., LGBQ+), whereas attraction was directly related to sexual satisfaction for those that self-identified as heterosexual. Thus, different dimensions of sexual identity have differential impacts on sexual satisfaction and negative impacts of heteronormativity appear significant only for those that identify as queer.

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Buss, David M., and David P. Schmitt. "Mate Preferences and Their Behavioral Manifestations." Annual Review of Psychology 70, no. 1 (January 4, 2019): 77–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-103408.

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Evolved mate preferences comprise a central causal process in Darwin's theory of sexual selection. Their powerful influences have been documented in all sexually reproducing species, including in sexual strategies in humans. This article reviews the science of human mate preferences and their myriad behavioral manifestations. We discuss sex differences and sex similarities in human sexual psychology, which vary according to short-term and long-term mating contexts. We review context-specific shifts in mating strategy depending on individual, social, and ecological qualities such as mate value, life history strategy, sex ratio, gender economic inequality, and cultural norms. We review the empirical evidence for the impact of mate preferences on actual mating decisions. Mate preferences also dramatically influence tactics of mate attraction, tactics of mate retention, patterns of deception, causes of sexual regret, attraction to cues to sexual exploitability, attraction to cues to fertility, attraction to cues to resources and protection, derogation of competitors, causes of breakups, and patterns of remarriage. We conclude by articulating unresolved issues and offer a future agenda for the science of human mating, including how humans invent novel cultural technologies to better implement ancient sexual strategies and how cultural evolution may be dramatically influencing our evolved mating psychology.

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