Number of older brothers and sexual orientation: New tests and the attraction/behavior distinction in two national probability samples

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Bogaert, AF [1 ]
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[1] Brock Univ, Dept Community Hlth Sci, St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada
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10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.644
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B84 [心理学];
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04 [教育学]; 0402 [心理学];
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The extent to which number of older brothers or "fraternal birth order" predicted the 2 main components that researchers have traditionally used to conceptualize sexual orientation-that is, psychological attraction and sexual behavior-was examined in 2 recent national probability samples, In both studies. fraternal birth order predicted same-sex attraction in men, with each additional older brother increasing the odds of homosexual attraction by an average of 38%. Results also indicated that the fraternal birth order/same-sex attraction relationship in men was independent of sexual behavior, including earls same-sex behavior. No sibling characteristics predicted sexual orientation in women. Results suggest experience-based theories (e.g., early same-sex play) of the fraternal birth order effect in men are unlikely to be correct.
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