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|a The scent of colognes: preferences based on gender and sexual orientation |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Miami, Fla. : |b Barry University, |c 2010. |
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|a Barry University Theses -- College of Arts and Sciences – Psychology. |
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|a Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2010. |
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|a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-62). |
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|a Copyright Luciana Arantes. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. |
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|a Human sexual preferences and sexual attraction for body odors appear to vary as a function of gender and sexual orientation. The sense of smell is crucial for human closeness and intimacy. Differences in the brains and bodies of men and women are directly related to evolutionary sexual and reproductive strategies. Some of these sex differences are also linked to differences in the olfactory systems, e.g., differences in the production of sex-linked odors (i.e., pheromones) and the sexual responses to these odors. Men produce odors that tend to attract women and women produce odors that tend to attract men. Commercially synthesized odors enhance these natural body odors. Differences in olfactory qualities of commercial products for men and women are likely to reflect natural olfactory sex differences. Evidence for differences within and between heterosexuals and homosexuals on various aspects of olfactory preferences provides support for this account. Evidence for odor preferences of homosexual men and women and implications for speculated brain differentiation is very limited. The Inversion theory holds that homosexual preferences are similar to the opposite-sex, heterosexual preferences. The Continuum theory predicts that homosexual preferences vary from heterosexual preferences, but largely reflect same-sex heterosexual preferences. The current study examined sex and sexual orientation differences in odor preferences for oneself and romantic/sexual partner based on speculated brain differentiation. Participants were 555 homosexual and heterosexual men and women. They rated for themselves and their romantic/sexual partners preferences for a variety of scents in colognes and perfumes. A factor analysis revealed three factors for self-preferences, spicy, floral and citrus, and two factors for partner preferences, spicy and floral. Scales were created from these factors. A sequence of one-way between-subjects’ analyses of variance (ANOV As) was performed on the total scores of five scales. Heterosexual men preferred spicy scents for themselves and floral scents for their partners. Heterosexual women preferred floral scents for themselves and spicy scents for their partners. Homosexual men preferred spicy scents for themselves and their partners. Homosexual women preferred spicy scents for themselves and a degree of floral and spicy scents for their partners. There were no differences in preference for citrus scent for oneself. Heterosexual men and women appear to prefer for themselves scents that enhance their natural body odors to attract the opposite sex. The overall pattern of scent preferences of homosexual men and women supports the continuum theory of brain differentiation. Homosexual men appear to be more similar to heterosexual men than heterosexual women in odor preferences for themselves. In odor preferences for a sexual/romantic partner, homosexual men appear to be more similar to the preferences of heterosexual women than heterosexual men. Homosexual women showed a higher degree of variation and gender nonconformity in their odor preferences. This has implications for future studies. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Barry University, |d 2020. |f (Barry University Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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