Sexual orientation typically describes people's sexual attractions or desires based on their
sex relative to that of a target. Despite its utility, it has been critiqued in part because it fails to�…

Bailey et al.(2016) have provided an excellent, state-of-the-art overview that is a major
contribution to our understanding of sexual orientation. However, whereas Bailey and his�…

SexualConfigurationsTheory (SCT) hasbeenproposedasatheory for understanding diverse
partnered sexuality by extending the concept of sexual orientation (van Anders, 2015)�…

Recent research has focused increased attention on sex differences in the expression of
sexuality, including sexual orientation (eg, Baumeister, 2000; Diamond, 2003). There is an�…

Use of such categorical terms as heterosexual, bisexual, and lesbian is widespread, yet
research indicates that sexuality is a multidimensional phenomenon. Sexual behavior�…

What leads some women to form romantic and sexual relationships with men, and other
women to form intimate relationships with women? This article presents a new conceptual�…

Individuals whose sexual attraction or behavior varies from others' expectations based on
their sexual identity were initially described as exhibiting sexual orientation discordance�…

Two large empirical studies examined bisexuality among self-identified heterosexual
college students in three regions of the United States. For women college students, the rate�…

The contemporary study of sexuality too often finds itself at an impasse, conceptualizing
sexuality either psychologically or sociologically: sexologists and psychologists have tended�…

Over the course of the past three decades, there has been a significant increase of research
on the social and cultural dimensions of sexuality. This paper reviews three major phases in�…