Abstract
The recent study by Colledani and Camperio Ciani titled “A Worldwide Internet Study Based on Implicit Association Test Revealed a Higher Prevalence of Adult Males’ Androphilia than Ever Reported Before” will be likely considered a landmark of the research on sexual orientation and its different expression among societies. 1 Colledani D. Camperio Ciani A. A Worldwide Internet Study Based on Implicit Association Test Revealed a Higher Prevalence of Adult Males' Androphilia than Ever Reported Before. J Sex Med. 2020; 18: 4-16 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar The authors collected and evaluated an online sample through a specular assessment methodology using the Sexual Preference-Implicit Association Test and the Kinsey Scale, 2 tools assessing sexual orientation in implicit and explicit manner, respectively. This strategy appears sound to increase the understanding of male homosexuality, particularly. The authors found a mismatch in the prevalence of sexual preferences, such as androphilia, and male homosexual orientation. The results of the Sexual Preference-Implicit Association Test revealed a percentage of androphilia ranged from 14.4% to 17.6%, while the explicit or self-disclosure of male nonheterosexuality in the Kinsey Scale ranged from 6.3% to 11.4%. In this regard, the authors confirmed the findings of their previous pilot study on an Italian sample. 2 Camperio Ciani A. Battaglia U. Implicit Measurements of Sexual Preference in Self-Declared Heterosexual Men: A Pilot Study on the Rate of Androphilia in Italy. The J Sex Med. 2014; 11: 2207-2217 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (10) Google Scholar On the whole, the relevant mismatch between explicit and implicit assessment of male sexual orientation and the prevalence of androphilia is mainly explained through the antagonist sexually selection theory.
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