Asexuality: Classification and Characterization

@article{Prause2007AsexualityCA,
  title={Asexuality: Classification and Characterization},
  author={Nicole Prause and Cynthia Ann Graham},
  journal={Archives of Sexual Behavior},
  year={2007},
  volume={36},
  pages={341-356}
}
The term “asexual” has been defined in many different ways and asexuality has received very little research attention. In a small qualitative study (N = 4), individuals who self-identified as asexual were interviewed to help formulate hypotheses for a larger study. The second larger study was an online survey drawn from a convenience sample designed to better characterize asexuality and to test predictors of asexual identity. A convenience sample of 1,146 individuals (N = 41 self-identified… 
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