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| DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILIALITY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN FEMALES |
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| Author(s): PATTATUCCI AML, HAMER DH |
| Source: BEHAVIOR GENETICS Volume: 25 Issue: 5 Pages: 407-420 Published: SEP 1995 |
| Times Cited: 37 References: 38 |
| Abstract: The development and familial clustering of sexual orientation were studied in 358 heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual women. Sexual orientation, as measured by the Kinsey scales, was diverse yet showed statistical congruity and stability over a 1- to 1.5-year time span. Developmental patterns, as measured by retrospective reports on the ages of first sexual or romantic attraction and of self-acknowledgment of sexual orientation, were very similar in the heterosexual and lesbian subjects except for the difference in object choice. The bisexual subjects displayed intermediate patterns that were more similar to the heterosexuals' on most facets yet closer to the lesbian subjects' on other dimensions. Familial clustering of nonheterosexual orientation was significant. Using two criteria, elevated rates of nonheterosexuality were found in four classes of relatives: sisters, daughters, nieces, and female cousins through a paternal uncle. The current data are not sufficient to distinguish between genetic and shared environmental sources of this familial aggregation. We discuss the possibility of using developmental criteria to differentiate between inherited and cultural sources of variation in female sexual orientation. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: PATTATUCCI, AML (reprint author), NCI, BLDG 37, ROOM 4A13, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA |
| Publisher: PLENUM PUBL CORP, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 |
| Subject Category: Behavioral Sciences; Genetics & Heredity; Psychology, Multidisciplinary |
| IDS Number: RW362 |
| ISSN: 0001-8244 |
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