HAPPINESS, FAMILIAL, SOCIAL FACTORS AND PATTERNS OF ASSOCIATION AMONG COLLEGE MALE STUDENTS AND THEIR GENDER IDENTITY

The study of Michael Bailey and Allan Sanders of Northwestern University, Illinois was focused on the position of the X chromosomes, particularly on the Xq28 region, explained the relationship of sexual orientation of men to their genetic traits. However, Qazi Rahman of King College, London established in a parallel study, that only 30%-40% of a person’s psychological traits are heritable, therefore there are other factors. Hence, this study was made to determine other factors that influenced male sexual orientation; it investigated the extrinsic variables that have significant influenced on the male college students’ gay behaviors. This is of a descriptive-status research defined by Scates as a study that presents factual situations. It utilized a self-structured questionnaire to gather data. Results showed that of the different factors, (age, peers/friends, siblings, birth order, parent’s nature and status, and media) it is the peer or friends with a WM of 4.615 to have the greatest influenced on the sexual orientation of the gay respondents. This was followed by the family (WM of 4.000) particularly; siblings and parents’ acceptance of their orientation, the least to influence their orientation is the media, with a WM of 2.111. The gay respondents particularly those in the higher year levels in college were showier of their sexual orientation and those them enjoy being gays.