An empirical investigation of Storms’ theory of erotic orientation development
View/ Open
Issue Date
1982-05-31Author
Wasserman, Eidell
Publisher
University of Kansas
Type
Thesis
Rights
This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Storms' theory that erotic orientation results from an interaction between eroticization process onset and social development during early adolescence was tested. The constructs of eroticization process onset and homoeroticism were developed and tested in the present study. A variety of measures of eroticization process onset and homoeroticism were collected. A hypothesized model of erotic development was proposed in which the variables measuring eroticization process onset loaded on one factor, the variables measuring homoeroticism loaded on a second factor, and the factors were negatively related. This hypothesized model was found to account for the actual data better than two null models, when tested in a LISRL analysis. Sex differences in erotic orientation development were also discussed.
Description
M.A. University of Kansas, Psychology 1982
Collections
- Theses [3976]
Items in KU ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
We want to hear from you! Please share your stories about how Open Access to this item benefits YOU.