Self-reported sexual orientation among undergraduates of 10 universities in Guangzhou, China

Few studies have investigated the distribution of sexual orientation among Chinese university students and identified the socio-demographic factors associated with sexual orientation. For the present study, we administered a paper-based, 5-point, self-report, sexual orientation scale to a stratified...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e0201817
Main Authors: Yan, Yuan, Xiao, Shuiyuan, Liu, Haihong, Chue, Pierre
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 24.08.2018
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Bisexual
Bisexuality
China
College students
Colleges & universities
Consent
Demographics
Digital Object Identifier
Divergence
Education
Female
Gays & lesbians
Gender differences
Heterosexuality
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Mens health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Orientation
People and Places
Personality traits
Public health
Regression analysis
Sample size
Self Report
Sexual behavior
Sexual orientation
Sexuality
Social aspects
Social Sciences
Students
Students - psychology
Studies
Universities
University students
Women
Young Adult
Young adults
China
United States > US
ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Summary:Few studies have investigated the distribution of sexual orientation among Chinese university students and identified the socio-demographic factors associated with sexual orientation. For the present study, we administered a paper-based, 5-point, self-report, sexual orientation scale to a stratified, random sample of 9071 undergraduates across all 10 universities in Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, China. Multivariable ordinal regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between demographic factors and sexual orientation. A total of 8320 respondents completed the survey. Of 8182 valid respondents, 80.6% self-reported as exclusively heterosexual, 12.6% self-reported as mostly heterosexual, 5.4% self-reported as bisexual, 0.7% self-reported as mostly homosexual, and 0.8% self-reported as exclusively homosexual. About one fifth of male students and one fourth of female students reported some degree of divergence from exclusive heterosexuality. This indicates that in China there are a large number of university students who are potentially involved in same-sex sexual attraction.
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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201817