Sexual Orientation, Objective Height, and Self-Reported Height

Journal of Sex Research
Malvina N Skorska, Anthony F Bogaert

Abstract

Studies that have used mostly self-reported height have found that androphilic men and women are shorter than gynephilic men and women, respectively. This study examined whether an objective height difference exists or whether a psychosocial account (e.g., distortion of self-reports) may explain these putative height differences. A total of 863 participants, recruited at a Canadian university, the surrounding region, and through lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) events across Canada, self-reported their height and had their height measured. Androphilic men were shorter, on average, than gynephilic men. There was no objective height difference between gynephilic, ambiphilic, and androphilic women. Self-reported height, statistically controlling for objective height, was not related to sexual orientation. These findings are the first to show an objective height difference between androphilic and gynephilic men. Also, the findings suggest that previous studies using self-reported height found part of a true objective height difference between androphilic and gynephilic men. These findings have implications for existing biological theories of men's sexual orientation development.

References

Feb 1, 1982·American Journal of Epidemiology·M PaltaP Hannan
Sep 1, 1980·American Journal of Physical Anthropology·J P Gray, L D Wolfe
Dec 15, 1993·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·D McFadden
Jan 1, 1996·The American Journal of Psychiatry·R Blanchard, A F Bogaert
Sep 1, 1996·Physiology & Behavior·S M PearceyJ M Dabbs
Dec 1, 1996·Archives of Sexual Behavior·R Blanchard, A F Bogaert
Jan 7, 1998·Archives of Sexual Behavior·R L Sell
Apr 16, 1998·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·D McFadden, E G Pasanen
Apr 17, 1999·American Journal of Epidemiology·H T SørensenT I Sørensen
Apr 23, 1999·The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America·D McFadden, E G Pasanen
Jul 14, 1999·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·D SinghJ M Dabbs
Jul 12, 2001·Journal of Biosocial Science·R Blanchard, L Ellis
Sep 8, 2001·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research : the Official Journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research·K GodfreyC Cooper
Sep 11, 2001·Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO·D McFadden, C A Champlin
Mar 26, 2002·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Windy M BrownS Marc Breedlove
Mar 26, 2002·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Richard A Lippa
Aug 21, 2002·Public Health Nutrition·Elizabeth A SpencerTimothy J Key
Dec 19, 2002·Hormones and Behavior·Dennis McFadden, Erin Shubel
Apr 24, 2003·Behavioral Neuroscience·Anthony F Bogaert
Jul 23, 2003·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·Richard A Lippa
Aug 14, 2003·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·Michael P P GearyPeter C Hindmarsh
Jan 22, 2004·Hormones and Behavior·James T Martin, Duc Huu Nguyen
Sep 28, 2004·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·Sarah P GarnettChris T Cowell
Dec 25, 2004·Endocrinology·Jill B BeckerElizabeth Young
Feb 11, 2005·Epidemiology·Martha G EideGrethe S Tell
Jun 30, 2006·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Anthony F Bogaert
Jul 28, 2006·Hormones and Behavior·Louis Gooren
Dec 29, 2006·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism·Steven D ChernausekUNKNOWN GH Insensitivity Syndrome Collaborative Group
Mar 22, 2007·Archives of Sexual Behavior·John T ManningMichael Peters
Dec 8, 2007·Trends in Genetics : TIG·Agnieszka M Lichanska, Michael J Waters
Jan 16, 2008·Developmental Psychology·Gerulf RiegerJ Michael Bailey
Apr 25, 2008·American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council·John T Manning, Bernhard Fink
Jun 10, 2008·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Niklas LångströmPaul Lichtenstein
Aug 23, 2008·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Anthony F Bogaert
Nov 11, 2008·Steroids·Bart L Clarke, Sundeep Khosla
Sep 16, 2009·The Journal of School Health·Mary E FournierHeather L Corliss
Dec 30, 2009·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Doug P VanderLaan, Paul L Vasey
Jan 15, 2010·Economics and Human Biology·John Komlos

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 12, 2016·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Malvina N Skorska, Anthony F Bogaert
May 24, 2017·Archives of Sexual Behavior·Malvina N Skorska, Anthony F Bogaert
Dec 24, 2018·Hormones and Behavior·Ashlyn Swift-Gallant
Sep 18, 2021·Scientific Reports·Malvina N SkorskaDoug P VanderLaan

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Zowie Davy, A Niroshan Siriwardena
Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique
David J BrennanLeah S Steele
The American Journal of Nursing
Fidelindo Lim, Nathan Levitt
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved