Men and women with bisexual identities show bisexual patterns of sexual attraction to male and female "swimsuit models"

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 187-196

  Lippa, Richard A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuality; Category specificity; Sex differences; Sexual attraction; Sexual orientation; Viewing times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; TIME;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878412479     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-012-9981-z     Document Type: Article

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