固定的还是流动的? 新西兰成年人的大型国家小组研究中的性认同流动性
Kieren J Lilly1, Nicole Satherley1, Chris G Sibley1
1School of Psychology, University of Auckland.
Journal of sex research
|December 14, 2023
概括
性取向身份可以在整个成年期发生变化,挑战固定的观念. 这项大型研究发现了双向转变,并确定了影响新西兰成年人这些变化的性格特征.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 人类的性行为.
背景情况:
- 性取向往往被视为一种稳定的个人特征.
- 最近的研究表明,性吸引力,行为和身份可能会随着时间的推移而演变.
- 了解性取向流动性的动态对于当代人类性研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在大量成年人群中调查性取向身份的纵向流动性.
- 识别与随时间变化的性取向身份相关的因素.
- 检查性身份流动性的潜在性别差异.
主要方法:
- 一项大规模的纵向研究分析了新西兰成年人的性取向和身份在七年内发生的变化 (N=45,856).
- 从18至99岁的参与者收集的数据,包括女同性恋,男同性恋,双性恋和其他性少数群体 (LGB+) 个人.
- 使用统计分析来确定性别认同变化的流行率,方向性和相关性.
主要成果:
- 在七年内,5.7%的参与者报告说,他们的性认同至少发生了一次变化.
- 身份转变是双向的,发生在对LGB+身份的方向和远离LGB+身份的方向上,并且在最初认定为多性恋者中最常见.
- 与普遍认为的相反,女性并不表现出比男性更高的身份流动性;像开放性,政治自由主义和较低的良心等人格特征与身份变化有关.
结论:
- 性取向身份在成年后也表现出流动性.
- 这些发现挑战了对固定性取向的传统观点,并表明人格特征在身份演变中发挥着作用.
- 这项研究对理解当代人类性行为的复杂性有重大影响.
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