The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure as a Measure of Sexual Orientation in Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Lesbian/Gay Men and Women.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has suggested that scores generated using a sexual orientation Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) correlate with self-reported sexual orientation in gay and heterosexual men and have a strong ability to differentiate the two groups (Timmins et al., 2016). The present study sought to replicate this work and to determine how a range of groups that differ in terms of self-reported sexual orientation perform on the measure. Lesbian/gay, heterosexual, and bisexual women (n = 99) and men (n = 96) completed a sexual orientation IRAP and self-report measures of sexual attraction and behavior. The IRAP involved responding "True" or "False" to pictures of nude males and females paired with words meaning attractive or unattractive. Participants were required to respond

SUBMITTER: Timmins L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12753572 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature