Abstract
Sexual orientation was examined as a moderator in the relation between biological sex and interpersonal problems. Participants were 60 lesbians, 45 heterosexual women, 37 gay men, and 39 heterosexual men, who completed the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Circumplex. Sexual orientation was found to moderate one of the eight interpersonal problems under study. Heterosexual women scored significantly higher than lesbian women in Non-assertive. Although hypothesized, gay men did not differ from heterosexual men along the Dominant-Cold quadrant. Implications of these results are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 75-87 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2013 |
Keywords
- gay men
- interpersonal problems
- lesbians
- sex differences
- sexual orientation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Education
- General Psychology