Examining Concordant and Discordant Sexual and Romantic Attraction in American Adults: Implications for Counselors

Emily M. Lund; Katie B. Thomas; Christina M. Sias; April R. Bradley

doi:10.1080/15538605.2016.1233840

Examining Concordant and Discordant Sexual and Romantic Attraction in American Adults: Implications for Counselors

Emily M. Lund, Katie B. Thomas, Christina M. Sias, April R. Bradley

Department of Education

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Abstract

The present study examined self-reported sexual and romantic attractions in a sample of 414 American adults. Forty-four (10.6%) participants reported discordant sexual and romantic orientations. The most commonly reported type of discordant attraction was bisexual sexual attraction but romantic attraction to only one sex, followed by romantic attraction to both sexes but sexual attraction to either one or neither sex. There were no significant gender, age, or relationship status differences between individuals with concordant and discordant orientation. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-226
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2016.1233840
State	Published - 1 Oct 2016

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© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords

Asexuality
romantic attraction
romantic orientation
sexual attraction
sexual minority
sexual orientation

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