Abstract Previous measures of sexual orientation ignore the possibility that attraction to men and attraction to women vary independently. In two studies, we test the structure and validity of the novel Dual Sexual Orientation Scales (DSOS), which separates attraction to men from attraction to women on multiple sexual orientation dimensions (e.g., romantic desires, emotional closeness, and fantasies). In both studies, we found support for the theoretical claim that attraction to men and attraction to women can vary separately and established that the DSOS was extremely reliable. The DSOS also predicts traditional sexual orientation identity labels, preferred relationships, and childhood gender/sex-typed behavior, supporting the validity of the measure. The attraction to women subscale further predicts openness and sensation seeking regardless of participant gender/sex, a finding that is not possible to detect using traditional measures.

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性取向的双重量表

摘要 先前的性取向测量忽略了对男性的吸引力和对女性的吸引力独立变化的可能性。在两项研究中，我们测试了新颖的双重性取向量表 (DSOS) 的结构和有效性，该量表在多个性取向维度（例如，浪漫欲望、情感亲密和幻想）上将男性吸引力与女性吸引力区分开来。在这两项研究中，我们发现对男性的吸引力和对女性的吸引力可以分别不同的理论主张得到支持，并确定 DSOS 非常可靠。DSOS 还预测了传统的性取向身份标签、偏好关系和儿童性别/性别类型行为，支持该措施的有效性。