Journal article
Definition and Measurement of Sexual Orientation
Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 25(SUP-95), pp 40-51
1995
PMID: 8553428
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Abstract
Measurement and definition of sexual orientations have increasingly become a central focus in both research design and public policy debates. This paper reviews major methods, and their theoretical underpinnings, for the definition and measurement of sexual orientations, highlighting their limitations and pitfalls, both practical and conceptual. The increasing politicization of this area is discussed and cautioned against. Recommendations, both general and geared toward measurement concerns with adolescent populations, are made. A specific measurement strategy, which can be utilized at a number of different levels, is detailed.
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- Title
- Definition and Measurement of Sexual Orientation
- Creators
- John C GonsiorekRandall L SellJames D Weinrich
- Publication Details
- Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 25(SUP-95), pp 40-51
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford, UK
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1995RY18800006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0029091709
- Other Identifier
- 991014877672604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary