Trends in sexual orientation in Brazil

Authors

  • Hudson W.de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Simone Conte Dall’Agnol Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Diogo Rizzato Lara Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2017.2.26613

Keywords:

sexual minorities, sexual orientation identity, Internet research methods, gays, lesbians and bisexuals

Abstract

The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sexual identities in Brazil across age and sex based on five categories (heterosexuals, mostly heterosexuals, bisexual, mostly homosexuals, and homosexuals) and to assess homoerotic ideation and behavior in heterosexuals. The data were collected using self-report questionnaires in a research website. Data from 41,873 participants were collected and analyzed. From total sample, 78.2% of males and 89.8% of females self-declared to be heterosexuals. The most prevalent minorities were homosexuals (4.6%) and mostly heterosexuals (4.1%). Same-sex ideation and behavior among heterosexuals was frequent and gender differences were robust. Orientation identities other than substantial heterosexuals seem to be more prevalent in the younger generations.

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Author Biography

Hudson W.de Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Coordenador e professor do curso de psicologia da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). Doutor em ciências pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Humano da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e psicólogo pela mesma instituição.Foi bolsista do CNPq de Pós-Doutorado Junio pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Tem estudos correntes que visam entender as diferenças individuais em temperamento, orientação sexual, trauma e psicopatologia, e investigações sobre a ação de enteógenos no SNC.

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2017-06-22

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Carvalho, H. W., Dall’Agnol, S. C., & Lara, D. R. (2017). Trends in sexual orientation in Brazil. Psico, 48(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2017.2.26613

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