The Impact of Sex and Type of Sexual Behavior on Judgments of Hypothetical Men's and Women's Sexuality: A Comparison Between Mixed-Sex Threesomes and Dyadic Sexual Behaviors.

IF 2 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Homosexuality Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI:10.1080/00918369.2025.2512114

Ashley E Thompson, Lizzy Bensen, Ryn Theis, Nomi Ostrander

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Abstract

Despite the plethora of research exploring snap judgments of sexual orientation, no study has explored how knowledge of a target's previous sexual experience impacts judgments of sexual attraction, particularly participation in mixed-sex threesomes (MSTs). Thus, this study assessed the impact of participant sex and previous sexual experience (dyadic vs MST) on snap judgments of hypothetical men's and women's sexual attraction. A total of 826 adults were randomly assigned to read a vignette depicting either a hypothetical man or woman initiating an MST with two men, a MST with two women, dyadic sex with two men, dyadic sex with two women, or mixed dyadic sex. Participants then completed a scale assessing sexual attraction judgments. Results indicated that hypothetical individuals initiating same-sex sexual behavior were judged as more same sex attracted than those initiating other-sex sexual behavior. However, for hypothetical men, this effect was impacted by the type of behavior, such that men initiating same-sex dyadic sex were judged as being more same-sex attracted than men initiating same-sex MST sex. These findings confirm that people make snap judgments about a person's sexuality from limited information and that MSTs may serve as an avenue to explore same-sex sexual behavior in a reduced-stigma context.

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性别和性行为类型对假设男女性行为判断的影响：混合性别三人行和二元性行为的比较。

尽管有大量研究探索性取向的快速判断，但没有研究探索了解目标以前的性经验如何影响对性吸引力的判断，特别是参与混合性别三人行（MSTs）。因此，本研究评估了参与者的性别和先前的性经验（二元性经验和二元性经验）对假设的男性和女性性吸引力的快速判断的影响。共有826名成年人被随机分配阅读一个小插图，描述一个假想的男人或女人与两个男人开始MST，与两个女人开始MST，与两个男人进行二元性行为，与两个女人进行二元性行为，或混合二元性行为。然后，参与者完成了一份评估性吸引力判断的量表。结果表明，假设的发起同性性行为的个体比发起异性性行为的个体更容易被同性吸引。然而，对于假设的男性来说，这种效应受到行为类型的影响，例如，发起同性二元性行为的男性被认为比发起同性MST性行为的男性更容易被同性吸引。这些发现证实，人们会从有限的信息中对一个人的性取向做出快速判断，而MSTs可以作为一种途径，在减少耻辱的背景下探索同性性行为。

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Journal of Homosexuality Multiple-

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5.60

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7.70%

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164

期刊介绍： The Journal of Homosexuality is an internationally acclaimed, peer-reviewed publication devoted to publishing a wide variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship to foster a thorough understanding of the complexities, nuances, and the multifaceted aspects of sexuality and gender. The chief aim of the journal is to publish thought-provoking scholarship by researchers, community activists, and scholars who employ a range of research methodologies and who offer a variety of perspectives to continue shaping knowledge production in the arenas of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) studies and queer studies. The Journal of Homosexuality is committed to offering substantive, accessible reading to researchers and general readers alike in the hope of: spurring additional research, offering ideas to integrate into educational programs at schools, colleges & universities, or community-based organizations, and manifesting activism against sexual and gender prejudice (e.g., homophobia, biphobia and transphobia), including the promotion of sexual and gender justice.