Male bisexual arousal: A matter of curiosity?
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- 作者：Gerulf Rieger ; Allen M. Rosenthal ; Brian M. Cash ; Joan A.W. Linsenmeier ; J. Michael Bailey ; Ritch C. Savin-Williams
- 关键词：Sexual orientation ; Personality ; Bisexuality ; Pupil dilation ; Genital arousal
- 刊名：Biological Psychology
- 出版年：December, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：94
- 期：3
- 页码：479-489
- 全文大小：805 K
文摘
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.