scholarly journals Sexual identity development: relationship with lifetime suicidal ideation in sexual minority women

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (23-24) ◽  
pp. 3545-3556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Dirkes ◽  
Tonda Hughes ◽  
Jesus Ramirez-Valles ◽  
Tim Johnson ◽  
Wendy Bostwick
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Identity Development

scholarly journals Changes in Sexual Identity and Associations With Alcohol Use and Depression Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 623-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Feinstein ◽  
Isaac C. Rhew ◽  
Kimberley A. Hodge ◽  
Tonda L. Hughes ◽  
Debra Kaysen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Sexual Minority Women

scholarly journals Mothers’ Sexual Identity and Children’s Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Mollborn ◽  
Aubrey Limburg ◽  
Bethany G. Everett
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Mostly Heterosexual ◽  
Minority Identities

AbstractSexual minority women face a plethora of structural, socioeconomic, and interpersonal disadvantages and stressors. Research has established negative associations between women’s sexual minority identities and both their own health and their infants’ birth outcomes. Yet a separate body of scholarship has documented similarities in the development and well-being of children living with same-sex couples relative to those living with similarly situated different-sex couples. This study sought to reconcile these literatures by examining the association between maternal sexual identity and child health at ages 5–18 using a US sample from the full population of children of sexual minority women, including those who identify as mostly heterosexual, bisexual, or lesbian, regardless of partner sex or gender. Analyses using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 8978) followed women longitudinally and examined several measures of their children’s health, including general health and specific developmental and physical health conditions. Analyses found that children of mostly heterosexual and bisexual women experienced health disadvantages relative to children of heterosexual women, whereas the few children of lesbian women in our sample evidenced a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. These findings underscore that to understand sexual orientation disparities and the intergenerational transmission of health, it is important to incorporate broad measurement of sexual orientation that can capture variation in family forms and in sexual minority identities.

scholarly journals Sexual Identity and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Awareness of Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Billy A. Caceres ◽  
Meghan Reading Turchioe ◽  
Anthony Pho ◽  
Theresa A. Koleck ◽  
Ruth Masterson Creber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Purpose: Investigate sexual identity and racial/ethnic differences in awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: 2014 and 2017 National Health Interview Survey. Sample: 54 326 participants. Measures: Exposure measures were sexual identity (heterosexual, gay/lesbian, bisexual, “something else”) and race/ethnicity. Awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms was assessed. Analysis: Sex-stratified logistic regression analyses to examine sexual identity and racial/ethnic differences in awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Results: Gay men were more likely than heterosexual men to identify calling 911 as the correct action if someone is having a heart attack (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.18-3.96). The majority of racial/ethnic minority heterosexuals reported lower rates of awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms than White heterosexuals. Hispanic sexual minority women had lower awareness of heart attack symptoms than White heterosexual women (AOR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.25-0.74), whereas Asian sexual minority women reported lower awareness of stroke symptoms (AOR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.08-0.80). Hispanic (AOR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.33-0.84) and Asian (AOR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.14-0.84) sexual minority men reported lower awareness of stroke symptoms than White heterosexual men. Conclusion: Hispanic and Asian sexual minorities had lower rates of awareness of heart attack and stroke symptoms. Health information technology may be a platform for delivering health education and targeted health promotion for sexual minorities of color.

Intersectionality and Identity Configurations: A Qualitative Study Exploring Sexual Identity Development Among Emerging Adults Within the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 216769682094659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua G. Parmenter ◽  
Renee V. Galliher ◽  
Ashley C. Yaugher ◽  
Adam D. A. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
The United States ◽  
Identity Conflict ◽  
Sexual Identity Development ◽  
Individual Interviews

Although modern comprehensive conceptual models of sexual identity development acknowledge contextual factors, existing models have placed less emphasis on (a) the influence of multiple domains of identity on sexual identity formation and (b) centrality and negotiation of various domains of identity. The present study sought to explore processes, identity conflicts, and management of sexual identity relative to other identity domains among sexual minority emerging adults in the United States. Fourteen sexual minority emerging adults (20–25 years) with a diverse array of identities participated in semistructured individual interviews, and five participants engaged in two follow-up focus groups. Findings supported two broad categories with subthemes: identity conflict (unaffirming and oppressive contexts, lack of resources to explore identity) and identity coherence (resources used to manage and facilitate identity coherence; acceptance, affirmation, and harmony; and centrality and salience of sexual identity within identity configurations). Findings have implications for the study of sexual identity development within the context of other domains of identity.

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