Lesbian and Heterosexual Women’s Implicit Responses to Gender Figures

José Cláudio Rodrigues da Silva; Rodrigo Vianna de Almeida; Renato Bortoloti

doi:10.1007/s10508-024-02972-9

Lesbian and Heterosexual Women’s Implicit Responses to Gender Figures

José Cláudio Rodrigues da Silva
, Rodrigo Vianna de Almeida
, Renato Bortoloti

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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Abstract

This study explored how heterosexual and lesbian women differ in their implicit sexual responses. Previous research indicates that heterosexual women have physiological and implicit responses to both genders, whereas lesbian women show stronger responses to their preferred gender. This study used two implicit measures: the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) and the Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST), both of which were novel in this context. We recruited 33 heterosexual and 25 lesbian women. Both IRAP and FAST were successful in differentiating the two sexual orientations as a group. The results confirmed that heterosexual women exhibit positive responses to both genders, while lesbian women show stronger, category-specific responses to their preferred gender. These findings align with previous research and provide further insight into the nuanced differences in sexual orientation responses among women.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3925-3943
Number of pages	19
Journal	Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume	53
Issue number	10
Early online date	3 Sept 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-02972-9
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 Nov 2024

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Data Access Statement

All data and analyses code used in this research are available on OSF at https://osf.io/4vybr/ in a public project.

Funding

This research was supported by the National Institute of Science and Technology on Behavior, Cognition, and Teaching (INCT-ECCE). The INCT-ECCE is financially supported by the Funda\u00E7\u00E3o de Amparo \u00E0 Pesquisa do Estado de S\u00E3o Paulo (FAPESP, Grant # 2014/50909-8), the Coordena\u00E7\u00E3o de Aperfei\u00E7oamento de Pessoal de N\u00EDvel Superior (CAPES, Grant #88887.136407/2017-00), and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient\u00EDfico e Tecnol\u00F3gico (CNPq, Grant # 465686/2014-1). Preparation of this manuscript was supported by a productivity research grant to the third author by the CNPq (Grant # 309041/2021-0).

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2014/50909-8
88887.136407/2017-00
309041/2021-0, 465686/2014-1

Keywords

Sexual orientation
Lesbian
Female sexuality
Implicit measures
Functional Acquisition Speed Test
Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure
Humans
Heterosexuality/psychology
Young Adult
Gender Identity
Homosexuality, Female/psychology
Adolescent
Female
Adult
Sexual Behavior/psychology

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Lesbian and Heterosexual Women’s Implicit Responses to Gender Figures

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