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Research on bisexuality has been relatively nonexistent. In the recent past bisexuality has been viewed as pathological or as a means of denying either homosexuality or heterosexuality. Sexuality is looked at and studied as a dichotomy, polarizing the sexual experience as either "gay" or "straight". Where is the gray area accounted for in this continuum? In this study, 16 female respondents completed questions pertaining to sexual behavior, fantasy and emotional experience. They were also given the Bem Sex Role Inventory to ascertain the relationship between gender identity and sexual orientation. Other issues addressed concerned demographics, AIDS, counseling, and self-esteem.

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Orgasm remains the most poorly understood of the human sexual responses. In particular, the psychological experience of orgasm is in need of research attention. The first chapter of this thesis, a critical review of the literature on human orgasm, highlights the dichotomization of the biological and psychological perspectives and the assumption of sex differences in the orgasm response within the literature. A multidimensional approach to describing the orgasm experience in both sexes is advocated, and a three-dimensional model involving sensory, evaluative, and affective dimensions and their respective components is outlined. The second chapter of this thesis summarizes an evaluation of the three-dimensional model using an adjective-rating questionnaire. A sample of 523 female and 365 male university students completed the questionnaire to convey orgasm experiences attained under solitary masturbation and sex with a partner. Results supported the applicability of the model in describing both male and female orgasm, suggesting they involve similar experiences, and revealed the evaluative and affective differences in the orgasm experience as a function of sexual context. Further inquiry into the questionnaire's psychometric properties as a measure of the subjective orgasm experience and the three-dimensional model was conducted and is covered in the third chapter of the thesis. Validity tests entailed investigating the relationships between model components and orgasm intensity, perceived location of orgasm sensation, and relationship happiness and satisfaction. A sample of 503 female and 295 male university students completed the questionnaire to describe orgasm attained through either solitary masturbation or sex with a partner. Good internal consistency of the adjective set was observed. The model again adequately described both male and female orgasm experiences as well, arguing against the reductionist perspective of male orgasm in the literature. Results als

The purpose of this research was to determine whether or not different virginity status groups make different causal attributions about virginity and sexual choices, to determine whether self-monitoring influences this attribution process, and to determine whether or not there were any group sex differences.This research attempted to answer several questions: 1) What virginity status groups are most likely to be high self-monitors? Low self-monitors? Are there any sex differences? 2) What kinds of causal attributions do the different virginity status groups make about other virginity status groups? Are there any sex differences?The present research used Russell's Causal Dimension Scale (CDS) and Snyder's selfmonitoring scale to assess information about causal attributions and individual self-monitoring styles. One-hundred and ninety-eight subjects participated. Descriptive and correlational analyses were conducted to determine whether self-monitoring and virginitystatus were statistically related. Based on these correlation results, multivariate analyses were conducted. Wilke's Lambda coefficients were computed via a four-way factorial MANOVA analysis. Univariate analyses and F-tests were also computed based on the multivariate results. Post-hoc comparisons of significant univariate means (main effects and interactions) were then calculated using the Tukey B test.Results indicated that 1) self-monitoring and virginity status were not correlated although male subjects were significantly higher in self-monitoring than were female subjects. 2) Although univariate analyses revealed significant effects for attributions of internality and stability, using the conservative Tukey B procedure, there were no significant differences. 3) Adamant virgin subjects attributed significantly more internality to vignettes of males than Potential Non-virgin subjects did to vignettes of males. 4) Subjects attributed significantly more controllability to vignettes of female Regretful Non-virgins than to vignettes of female Adamant virgins. 5) Regretful Non-virgin subjects attributed significantly more stability to vignettes of Regretful Non-virgins than to vignettes of Adamant virgins. 6) Male subjects attributed significantly more controllability to vignettes of Potential Non-virgins than to vignettes of Adamant virgins. 7) Regretful Non-virgin subjects attributed significantly controllability to vignettes of male Potential Non-virgins than they did to vignettes of female Adamant virgins. 8) Non-virgin subjects attributed significantly more stability to vignettes of female Potential Non-virgins than they did to vignettes of female Regretful Non-virgins.A discussion of the results, their implications for practice, and recommendations for further research were also presented.

Typescript (photocopy) / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1980. / Bibliography: leaves 283-289. / Microfiche. / Master negative: Microfiche MS36114. / xvi, 289 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Miami University, Dept. of Psychology, 2008. / Title from second page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-46).

Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 1993. / A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.