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Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Sexual Motivation

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  1. The much less specific sexual orientation of heterosexual women needs a different theory as discussed by Bailey (2009).

  2. Japanese for “abnormity, perversion.” Outside of Japanese culture, this usually refers to pornographic depictions in comics (manga) and animated movies (anime).

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  1. Social and Legal Psychology, Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Binger Str. 14-16, 55122, Mainz, Germany

    Roland Imhoff

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Rainer Banse

  3. Department of Psychology, Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Alexander F. Schmidt

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Imhoff, R., Banse, R. & Schmidt, A.F. Toward a Theoretical Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Sexual Motivation. Arch Sex Behav 46, 29–33 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0881-5

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