Knowledge gaps in existing research exploring sexual fluidity and mental health among young adults

PJ Coulaud, T Salway, N Adams, W Ball… - J Epidemiol …, 2024 - jech.bmj.com
While there is a large body of evidence indicating that sexual minority youth experience
inequitably high rates of mental health problems (eg, depression, suicidality), we know little …

Changes in sexual identity and substance use during young adulthood

EA Krueger, ML Repati, AF Harlow, JB Unger… - Drug and alcohol …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sexual identity is dynamic, and changes in identity (eg, from heterosexual to
lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer [LGBQ+]) are common during young adulthood. It is not well …

Sexual identity continuity and change in a US national probability sample of sexual minority adults: associations with mental health and problematic substance use

EA Krueger, MD Bishop, AB Mallory… - American Journal of …, 2024 - psychiatryonline.org
Objective: Sexual minority disparities in behavioral health (eg, mental health and substance
use) are well-established. However, sexual identity is dynamic, and changes are common …

Sexual fluidity: Implications for population research

J Mittleman - Demography, 2023 - read.dukeupress.edu
For the first time ever, national censuses have begun asking adults to report their sexual
orientations. However, because such surveys provide only cross-sectional snapshots of …

One in ten adolescents and young adults report changes in their sexual orientation identity over 2-month follow-up: Results from a longitudinal cohort study.

LR Ranker, R Korkodilos, J Conti… - Psychology of Sexual …, 2025 - psycnet.apa.org
Understanding the frequency and patterns of experiencing changes in sexual orientation
identity (SOI) is critical to the health of adolescents and young adults (AYA). Failure to …

Examining sexual identity stability and change over time and associations with tobacco use in a nationally representative US sample

RJ Evans-Polce, P Veliz, L Kcomt, CJ Boyd… - Addictive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiologic research has found sexual minority identifying individuals are
disproportionately burdened by tobacco use and tobacco use disorder (TUD). However …

Sexual identity fluidity and depressive symptoms: findings from a national longitudinal study of sexual minority adolescents

A Srivastava, WJ Hall, EA Krueger… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Sexual minority adolescents (SMAs) consistently report elevated risk of
mental health symptoms, including depression. Sexual identities may change over time …

Sexual orientation identity change, developmental trajectories of depressive symptoms, and childhood abuse from adolescence to young adulthood

Y Xu, Q Rahman - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose This study tested differences between youths who reported being heterosexual at
ages 15.5 and 21, and those who changed from reporting being heterosexual at age 15.5 to …

A Longitudinal Analysis of the Association Between Changes in Sexual Identity and Cardiovascular Disease Risks

C Arslanian-Engoren, BG Everett… - Annals of LGBTQ …, 2024 - connect.springerpub.com
Few studies have compared cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in sexual minority
and heterosexual adults. It remains unclear whether changes in sexual identity over time are …

Sexual Fluidity and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Early and Middle Adulthood: Evidence From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

JF Gun III, Z Brown, J Ambron - Archives of Suicide Research, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The present study seeks to explore the relationship between sexual fluidity and
suicidal thoughts (STs) and behaviors (STBs) among adults in early and middle adulthood …