Male bisexual arousal: a matter of curiosity?

Autor: Rieger G; Department of Psychology, University of Essex, United Kingdom. Electronic address: gerulf@essex.ac.uk., Rosenthal AM, Cash BM, Linsenmeier JA, Bailey JM, Savin-Williams RC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biological psychology [Biol Psychol] 2013 Dec; Vol. 94 (3), pp. 479-89. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.09.007
Abstrakt: Conflicting evidence exists regarding whether bisexual-identified men are sexually aroused to both men and women. We hypothesized that a distinct characteristic, level of curiosity about sexually diverse acts, distinguishes bisexual-identified men with and without bisexual arousal. Study 1 assessed men's (n=277) sexual arousal via pupil dilation to male and female sexual stimuli. Bisexual men were, on average, higher in their sexual curiosity than other men. Despite this general difference, only bisexual-identified men with elevated sexual curiosity showed bisexual arousal. Those lower in curiosity had responses resembling those of homosexual men. Study 2 assessed men's (n=72) sexual arousal via genital responses and replicated findings of Study 1. Study 3 provided information on the validity on our measure of sexual curiosity by relating it to general curiosity and sexual sensation seeking (n=83). Based on their sexual arousal and personality, at least two groups of men identify as bisexual.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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