Definition
Bisexuality is a form of plurisexuality, a sexuality spectrum which is further defined as sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to more than one gender or sex. Sociosexuality is an evaluative orientation of sexuality that indicates the degree to which one restricts sexual behavior. Personality factors are trait-based elements of personality functioning. Although personality traits have been historically measured in different ways over time, the most common contemporary model is the Five Factor Model as developed by Eysenck, Eysenck, and Barrett.
Introduction
Bisexuality is a historically understudied topic in behavioral sciences (Pollitt et al., 2018). Despite this, bisexual identities and experiences are of interest to behavioral scientists, particularly the influence of bisexuality on sociosexual attitudes and behaviors (Anderson & Maugeri, 2022; Bártová...
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Elliott, R.C., McCoy, R.T., Bongar, B. (2024). Bisexuality in Males: Sociosexuality and Personality Factors. In: Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08956-5_539-1
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