The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid developed by Dr. Fritz Klein attempts to further measure sexual orientation by expanding upon the earlier Kinsey scale which categorizes sexual history from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual).
Contents |
Grid
| Past (entire life up until a year ago) | Present (last 12 months) | Ideal (what would you like?) | |
| A - Sexual Attraction: To whom are you sexually attracted? | |||
| B - Sexual Behaviour: With whom have you actually had sex? | |||
| C - Sexual Fantasies: About whom are your sexual fantasies? | |||
| D - Emotional preference: Who do you feel more drawn to or close to emotionally? | |||
| E - Social preference: Which gender do you socialize with? | |||
| F - Lifestyle preference: In which community do you like to spend your time? In which do you feel most comfortable? | |||
| G - Self-identification: How do you label or identify yourself? |
Each of the 21 boxes should contain a value from 1 to 7, categorizing the individual's answers to the questions. For variables A to E the possible answers are: 1=Other sex only, 2=Other sex mostly, 3=Other sex somewhat more, 4=Both sexes, 5=Same sex somewhat more, 6=Same sex mostly, and 7=Same sex only. For variables F and G these range from 1=Heterosexual only to 7=Homosexual only.
Unlike the Kinsey Scale, the Klein grid investigates sexual orientation in three time periods and with respect to seven factors.
See also
References
- Klein, Fritz, MD. The Bisexual Option, Second Edition. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 1993. ISBN 1-56023-033-9, ISBN 1-56023-033-5.
External links
- The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, A brief explanation
- Sexual and Affectional Orientation and Identity Scales by Bobbi Keppel and Alan Hamilton for the Bisexual Resource Center
- An online, self-administered version of the instrument
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