Sach Ja, Santiago Silva Volume 1, Issue 3, Pag 208–221 doi:10.15241/sjj.1.3.208 Article published onle: January 2012 Abstract Full article (PDF) Full article (HTML) CE Hours available One of the major flaws current psychologil tts is the belief that a predictn/diagnosis n be ma that would tell an dividual whether he is heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual. What is need wh the profsn, however, is an asssment that has the sensivy to help clients explore their sexual orientatn. A pilot 100-em Sexual Orientatn Sle was veloped after terviewg 30 self-intified gay men who nsired themselv happy/satisfied. The ems summarized the thoughts and feelgs of the 30 men durg the disvery procs and ultimate acceptance of their sexual orientatn. The sle was then pleted by 208 male participants. The Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was lculated for the ial 100-em versn of the Sexual Orientatn Sle along wh em analysis and factor analysis. The statistil manipulatns were puted to help elimate ems that did not discrimate well. The fal versn of the Sexual Orientatn ntas 43 ems. Implitns for the e of this sle and future directns rearch are further explored.
Contents:
- WHERE DO I FALL ON THE KSEY SLE? (GAY TT)
- AM I GAY TT OR QUIZ: REALLY?
- ON THE VALIDY OF POPULAR MASCULY RATG SL WH GAY MEN
WHERE DO I FALL ON THE KSEY SLE? (GAY TT)
Am I Gay? quizz are seen many plac onle, but do their rults mean anythg? Learn about Am I Gay? tts and their validy. * rating scale gay *
Ksey sle, byname of Heterosexual-Homosexual Ratg Sle, visual mol ed to scribe one’s sexual orientatn at a given time, based on rpons to statements and qutns.
AM I GAY TT OR QUIZ: REALLY?
Equalx is a llaborative knowledge base for the LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) movement, visualizg LGBTQ+ rights through maps, timel, and data. * rating scale gay *
The sle rang om zero to six, zero signifyg exclive heterosexualy and six signifyg exclive homosexualy.
One through five dite creasg levels of homosexualy, wh the number three ditg equal amounts of heterosexualy and homosexualy. Its suggtns of sexual fluidy were radil and me at a time when public discsn of sex was shamed and homosexualy was crimalized.
By approachg the subject om a place of scientific tth—showg anatomil slis pictg sexual terurse, discsg ntraceptn, masturbatn, homosexualy, and more—Ksey worked to dissolve the public shame about sexualy.
ON THE VALIDY OF POPULAR MASCULY RATG SL WH GAY MEN
Durg the past , greater quantative attentn has been given to how gay men's liv are affected by tradnal notns of masculy. Consequently, is important that masculy-related measur that are often ed rearch are valid for e wh gay men. This study examed the fac … * rating scale gay *
In the end, Sexual Behavr the Human Male was based on the sex histori of more than 5, 000 terviewe, cludg married men, sgle men, stutnalized men, men who intified as homosexual, and men who intified as heterosexual. Of Ksey’s male sample, he found that 37 percent had some homosexual experience “to asm, ” which led Ksey to believe that sexualy was more fluid than was largely accepted by society at the time.
Some argue that homosexualy and heterosexualy are not perfect oppos; that is, as homosexual behavur creas, heterosexual behavur do not necsarily crease (and vice versa), as the Ksey sle suggts. Cly Mart veloped the Heterosexual-Homosexual Ratg Sle, also known as the “The Ksey Sle, ” orr to acunt for rearch fdgs that showed that people did not f to exclive heterosexual or homosexual tegori. The Ksey Sle is a wily ed x and stment for measurg heterosexual and homosexual behavr.