Do Aces tend to also be introverts?

[pack27]

I'm pretty sure that AVEN attracts introverted people. ^^ But we do not know which personality people outside of AVEN have.

I agree with this, especially since this is an online forum.

I took a test (IIRC, myplan.com?) and was rated 95% introverted. Plus, I'm Autistic, if that adds weight.

What makes me curious, for those Asexuals who are extroverted, how do you feel in social situations?

[Lil'cake]

What makes me curious, for those Asexuals who are extroverted, how do you feel in social situations?

I really enjoy social situations. I like to go out to eat, drink, watch movies, play video games and so do my friends. Being on the ace spectrum doesn't inherently mean I can't enjoy doing those things with them any more or less.

As far as sexual things go, I'm not sex repulsed so if something happens like a sex scene comes on in a movie, I won't freak out. I learned how to pick up on and make sexual jokes when I was young so those don't make things awkward for me any more, in fact I tell plenty of them. Flirting and talking about who's hot still goes over my head and makes me feel awkward. Luckily I'm dating someone now, so socially it doesn't matter if I don't flirt or talk about who's attractive. In general I'm not bothered by 99% of social situations, there still are some things I'm not comfortable with but when those pop up I'll usually just change the subject and talk about something else.

[Mycroft is Yourcroft]

What makes me curious, for those Asexuals who are extroverted, how do you feel in social situations?

Like an extrovert? :P Most social situations aren't sexual in nature, so my orientation isn't even something that really comes up. The one exception is clubbing, which not all extroverts like, but which I certainly do. There's always horny guys in the club, but they're used to rejection, so you just dance away from them or make a face at your friend and they come in between you and him :P

[booksoversex]

This is how I feel as an extrovert: http://stripey-badger.blogspot.no/2012/05/care-and-feeding-of-your-extrovert.html

I am one of those extroverts who hate clubbing. I think it is because you can't connect with anyone there, you can't have a proper conversation. It's like being in a room full of people and still feeling alone (probably a feeling introverts relate to).

I have become less "extreme" extroverted as I have gotten older, though I have always enjoyed my own company I now seek it out more often. But if I for instance go a whole weekend without seeing anyone else I get sad and restless! I need my dose of people to feel relaxed. To introverts it sounds ridicolous, but just read the post I linked to, it really explains it quite well (I also left a comment on there about why I don't like clubbing, so if you see it you see my proper name aswell).

[Mulan]

I'm pretty sure that AVEN attracts introverted people. ^^ But we do not know which personality people outside of AVEN have.

I agree with this, especially since this is an online forum.

I took a test (IIRC, myplan.com?) and was rated 95% introverted. Plus, I'm Autistic, if that adds weight.

What makes me curious, for those Asexuals who are extroverted, how do you feel in social situations?

I love being with people (generally within my circle: friends, colleagues, relatives) and do something (activities / work / play) together. Clubbing is not my thing either but I'd like to hang out with a (small) group at different restaurants (with nice food and ambience) and pubs.

[Tarfeather]

This study found a positive correlation between introversion and scores on an asexuality identification scale (a small correlation of .2). The correlation was present in the general population and among asexuals recruited from AVEN.

There were similar positive correlations from the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems for "cold", "socially avoidant" and "non-assertive". PM if you'd like a pdf of the paper, although the authors don't go into personality very much at all.

This is the only useful answer in the whole thread and it didn't get any attention. >_< Quoting for posterity.

I'm not very familiar with how these studies work, but I've completed a statistics course at uni. What, precisely, does a ".2 correlation" mean in terms of conditional probability? I'd be very interested in the conditional probability numbers for introvert under sexual vs introvert under asexual in those studies.

[Sisky]

I'll go with the "typical forum user" explanation.

Also, some asexual people may seem more introverted to others if they stay out of "social gathering conversation" which typically includes sex/relationships/kids. Since people like to misinterpret introversion as "doesn't want to talk to other people", well...

[Torquil]

This study found a positive correlation between introversion and scores on an asexuality identification scale (a small correlation of .2). The correlation was present in the general population and among asexuals recruited from AVEN.

There were similar positive correlations from the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems for "cold", "socially avoidant" and "non-assertive". PM if you'd like a pdf of the paper, although the authors don't go into personality very much at all.

This is the only useful answer in the whole thread and it didn't get any attention. >_< Quoting for posterity.

I'm not very familiar with how these studies work, but I've completed a statistics course at uni. What, precisely, does a ".2 correlation" mean in terms of conditional probability? I'd be very interested in the conditional probability numbers for introvert under sexual vs introvert under asexual in those studies.

Thanks for your comment Tarfeather. A 0.2 correlation means that if someone was one standard deviation higher on the Asexuality Identification Scale, they were 0.2 of a standard deviation more introverted. That may not help unless you know about standard deviations :P

I can calculate relative probabilities from the paper: I estimate introvert under asexual to be 73%, assuming that introvert under sexual is 50%.

The 50% number is pretty reasonable, given that introversion/extraversion is almost exactly an even split in the general population, and sexuals are something like 95-99% of the population.

[chrisviper]

not sure if i am asexual, maybe just have no sexdrive.

But i am a strong introvert.... i love hanging out with 1 MAYBE 2 people at a time, and actively doing something, video game, biking, geocaching.

But throw in 4 or so and i am like naaaa ill stay home.

[Tarfeather]

Thanks for your comment Tarfeather. A 0.2 correlation means that if someone was one standard deviation higher on the Asexuality Identification Scale, they were 0.2 of a standard deviation more introverted. That may not help unless you know about standard deviations :P

I can calculate relative probabilities from the paper: I estimate introvert under asexual to be 73%, assuming that introvert under sexual is 50%.

The 50% number is pretty reasonable, given that introversion/extraversion is almost exactly an even split in the general population, and sexuals are something like 95-99% of the population.

To be honest, "one standard deviation higher" doesn't make any sense to me. Standard deviation is something that only makes sense to me in the context of a random variable, not a single measurement. But yeah, I do remember the definition of correlation now, it's just that we never applied it to any examples, so it didn't click right away.

*thinks back* Instead of looking at examples of how correlation can be used on study results, we learned the laws that now allow me to prove that a monkey typing indefinitely on a typewriter will eventually produce all works of Shakespeare, an infinite amount of times each. That's useful.. right?