Recent research on sexual orientation and fraternal birth order.
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| Title: | Recent research on sexual orientation and fraternal birth order. |
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| Authors: | Bogaert AF (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. 2002, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p101-107. 7p. |
| Subjects: | Sexual orientation, Birth order, Men's sexual behavior, Homosexuality, Sexual psychology, Families |
| Abstract: | Number of older brothers (or 'fraternal' birth order) predicts a homosexual orientation in men but not in women. In this paper, I review recent research on the fraternal birth order effect. For example, I present a recent study using two national probability samples that indicates that number of older brothers increases homosexual attraction but not homosexual behaviour/experience in men. In addition, I present a study using Canadian data indicating that fraternal birth order may interact with height to predict sexual orientation in men such that a homosexual orientation is most likely to occur in men who have a high number of older brothers and a shorter stature. Results of these and other recent studies are discussed in relation to biological and psychosocial theories of the fraternal birth order effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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