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Sexual Orientation and Personality Dimensions Measured by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory among Adolescents
Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg (SWE).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7456-2397
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund (SWE).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6832-2482
Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund (SWE).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5800-8975
University West, Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, Division of Psychology, Pedagogy and Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2998-7289
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2025 (English)In: Archives of Sexual Behavior, ISSN 0004-0002, E-ISSN 1573-2800, Vol. 54, no 6, p. 2321-2332Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Research on adolescent sexual orientation has expanded in recent decades, yet little is known about its associations with personality traits during this developmental period. This study examined personality dimensions, as measured by the Junior Temperament and Character Inventory, across adolescent sexual orientation groups (asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual) in a community-based sample of Swedish adolescents (N=1195). Significant differences emerged primarily among girls, with bisexual girls exhibiting higher novelty seeking and harm avoidance but lower reward dependence and self-directedness compared to heterosexual peers. Asexual girls displayed lower novelty seeking than all other groups. Among boys, bisexual adolescents showed elevated harm avoidance relative to their heterosexual and asexual peers. Overall, effect sizes were small, though some post hoc comparisons yielded moderate to large effects. These findings suggest that sexual orientation is linked to personality traits during adolescence, with notable gender differences in the nature and magnitude of these associations.

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2025. Vol. 54, no 6, p. 2321-2332
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Sexual orientation, Personality, Temperament, Character, Adolescents, Junior Temperament and Character Inventor
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Applied Psychology
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Child and Youth studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-24207DOI: 10.1007/s10508-025-03180-9ISI: 001522405100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105009616838OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-24207DiVA, id: diva2:1997187
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 259-2012-25Swedish Research Council Formas, 259-2012-25Vinnova, 259-2012-25Swedish Research Council, 259-2012-25University of Gothenburg
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