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 Appendix A: Research Questionnaire

ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMON FACTORS OF HOMOSEXUALITY

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

The information you have provided in the following questions will remain confidential: we won’t reveal any of
your personal profile.

INSTRUCTIONS: If you can relate to the following bullet of statements on each brackets of categories, put a
thick mark ( ) on the agree box - provided, and if you find the statements incorrect or seemingly outrageous,
thick ( ) the disagree box provided.

Sexuality: Gay

Statements Environmental AGREE DISAGREE

Factors
 I prefer/ like doing some activities done by my
opposite sex. CHILDHOOD
 I have an opposite twin. GENDER
 I find female easier to approach than males NON-
and most of my friends are composed of CONFORMITY
females.

 I find myself lacking my father’s attention

 I have an aunt or uncle who is homosexual.
 My parents are divorced or no longer together. FAMILY
 My mother gave birth to me during her 30’s. INFLUENCE
 I have an older sibling/s (male/female).

 I live in an urban community

 In the community where I live, there are a lot of URBAN
gays. SETTING
 My community is open to homosexuality.

 Apparently, I could say that my Family, Religion CULTURAL

and Social norms are open to homosexuality. INFLUENCE

 I experienced sexual molestation. HISTORY OF

SEXUAL ABUSE.

ASSESMENT OF THE COMMON FACTORS OF HOMOSEXUALITY

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

The information you have provided in the following questions will remain confidential: we won’t reveal any of
your personal profile.

INSTRUCTIONS: If you can relate to the following bullet of statements on each brackets of categories, put a
thick mark ( ) on the agree box - provided, and if you find the statements incorrect or seemingly outrageous,
thick ( ) the disagree box provided.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Statements Environmental AGREE DISAGREE

Factors
 I prefer/ like doing some activities done by my
opposite sex.
 I have an opposite twin. CHILDHOOD
 I find male easier to approach than females GENDER
and most of my friends are composed of NON-
males. CONFORMITY

 I find myself lacking my mother’s attention

 I have an aunt or uncle who is homosexual.
 My parents are divorced or no longer together. FAMILY
 My mother gave birth to me during her 30’s. INFLUENCE
 I have an older sibling/s (male/female).

 I live in an urban community

 In the community where I live, there are a lot of URBAN
lesbians. SETTING
 My community is open to homosexuality.

 Apparently, I could say that my Family, Religion CULTURAL

and Social norms are open to homosexuality. INFLUENCE

 I experienced sexual molestation. HISTORY OF

SEXUAL ABUSE.