Physical and biochemical characteristics of homosexual men.

Evans, Ray B.

doi:10.1037/h0033203

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“…Gladue, Green, & Hellman,1984;Kolodny, Masters, Hendryx, & Toro, 1971;Pillard, Rose, & Sherwood, 1974). In addition, gay men more often possess physical features that are indicative of relatively low testosterone levels such as a light body build (Bogaert & Blanchard, 1996) and a low shoulder-topelvic ratio (Evans, 1972). It is possible that similarities between homosexuals and opposite-sex heterosexuals in brain structures and hormone levels may be related particularly to sex-atypical responses whereas homosexuals' resemblance to same-sex individuals in brain structures may be particularly related to sex-typical responses.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Sex differences in the jealousy‐evoking effect of rival characteristics

Dijkstra

Buunk

2002

Euro J Social Psych

108

104

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Four studies examined sex differences in the jealousy-evoking nature of rival characteristics. Study 1, among 130 undergraduates, made an inventory of all relevant rival characteristics that were spontaneously mentioned when asked about a rival to whom one's partner might feel attracted. On the basis of these findings, in Study 2, among 240 undergraduates, a questionnaire was constructed, containing 56 rival characteristics. A factor analysis distinguished five dimensions of rival characteristics, i.e. Social Dominance, Physical Attractiveness, Seductive Behaviors, Physical Dominance, and Social Status. In line with the predictions, men reported more jealousy when a rival was high in Social Dominance, Physical Dominance, and Social Status, whereas women reported more jealousy when a rival was high in Physical Attractiveness. Study 3 largely replicated these findings in a community sample of 144 heterosexuals. Study 4 showed that gay men (n ¼ 80) reported more jealousy than lesbian women (n ¼ 73) when the rival was high in Physical Dominance, and more jealousy than heterosexual men when the rival was high in Social Dominance. Lesbian women reported more jealousy than heterosexual women when the rival was high in Physical Attractiveness. In Studies 2-4, favorable rival characteristics evoked more jealousy among those high in Social Comparison Orientation, particularly among women.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Sex differences in the jealousy‐evoking effect of rival characteristics

Dijkstra

Buunk

2002

Euro J Social Psych

108

104

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“…Several studies have found that homosexual men are lighter, or lighter in proportion to their height, than heterosexual controls (Blanchard et al, 1995a;Evans, 1972;Gettelman and Thompson, 1993;Herzog et al, 1991;Nedoma and Freund, 1961;Tourney et al, 1975). Others have produced nonsignificant differences in the same direction (Sanders et al, 1985;Terman and Miles, 1936) or differences that would have been significant if the investigators had performed a one-tailed test of the (directional) hypothesis that homosexuals tend to weigh less than heterosexuals (Silberstein et al, 1989).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Fewer studies have compared the mean heights of heterosexual and homosexual males; in contrast to the studies of weight, these have usually found no differences (Evans, 1972;Sanders et al, 1985;Tourney et al, 1975). The sole exception (Blanchard et al, 1995a) compared homosexual and nonhomosexual gender dysphorics.…”

Section: Height and Weightmentioning

confidence: 94%

Biodemographic comparisons of homosexual and heterosexual men in the kinsey interview data

Blanchard¹,

Bogaert²

1996

Arch Sex Behav

105

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Relations between sexual orientation and several biodemographic variables previously reported to differentiate between homosexual and heterosexual men were examined. Subjects were 4948 white, postpubertal males, who were never reared in foster homes, orphanages, or other institutions, and were never arrested or convicted on criminal charges. These were dichotomously classified as homosexual (n = 844) or heterosexual (n = 4104). Data came from survey interviews conducted by staff members of The Kinesey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction from 1938 to 1963. Results extended previous findings that, compared with heterosexual controls, homosexual men have a later birth order, an earlier onset of puberty, and a lower body weight. Sexual orientation was weakly related or unrelated to height, paternal age, and sibling sex ratio. A more detailed analysis of the late birth order of the homosexual group showed that homosexual men have a greater number of older brothers than do heterosexual men, but they do not have a greater number of older sisters, once their number of older brothers has been taken into account.

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“…For females, WHR conveys information about hormonal profile, reproductive maturity, fecundity, and health (for a review, see Singh, 1993). For males, SHR correlates positively with betalipoproteins, hormones that are related to testosterone and muscle development (Evans, 1972), and higher androgen levels in males may contribute to the development of sex-related differences in skeletal morphology and muscle mass at puberty (Kasperk et al, 1997). Because the sex hormones that influence the emergence of sexually dimorphic configurations of SHR and WHR are the same as those that drive the emergence of sex differences in vocal (Abitbol et al, 1999), there may be a fairly direct hormonal link between these features.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration

Hughes

Dispenza

Gallup

2004

Evolution and Human Behavior

231

179

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We investigated the relationship between ratings of voice attractiveness and sexually dimorphic differences in shoulder-to-hip ratios (SHR) and waist-to-hip ratios (WHR), as well as different features of sexual behavior. Opposite-sex voice attractiveness ratings were positively correlated with SHR in males and negatively correlated with WHR in females. For both sexes, ratings of opposite-sex voice attractiveness also predicted reported age of first sexual intercourse, number of sexual partners, number of extra-pair copulation (EPC) partners, and number of partners that they had intercourse with that were involved in another relationship (i.e., were themselves chosen as an EPC partner). Coupled with previous findings showing a relationship between voice attractiveness and bilateral symmetry, these results provide additional evidence that the sound of a person's voice may serve as an important multidimensional fitness indicator.

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Physical and biochemical characteristics of homosexual men.

Cited by 48 publications

References 13 publications

Sex differences in the jealousy‐evoking effect of rival characteristics

Sex differences in the jealousy‐evoking effect of rival characteristics

Biodemographic comparisons of homosexual and heterosexual men in the kinsey interview data

Ratings of voice attractiveness predict sexual behavior and body configuration

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