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ArticlePloS one2018

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

Yuan Yan, Shuiyuan Xiao, Haihong Liu, Pierre Chue

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuan YanMental Health Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Shuiyuan XiaoMental Health Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6197-8323
Haihong LiuMental Health Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Pierre ChueDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Central South University · CNGuangdong University of Technology · CNUniversity of Alberta · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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SexualityAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHumansMaleSelf ReportStudentsUniversitiesYoung Adult

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PMID30142217
PMCPMC6108474
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