The current state of sexual fluidity research

SL Katz-Wise, KP Todd - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Sexual fluidity research (ie, change over time in one or more sexual orientation dimensions)
has grown exponentially, with advancements in conceptual models, measurement, and …

Sexual orientation change among adolescents and young adults: A systematic review

A Srivastava, J Winn, J Senese IV… - Archives of sexual …, 2022 - Springer
This article reviews research on changes in self-reported sexual orientation labels and
associated health outcomes among adolescents and young adults. Using seven electronic …

A developmental model of the sexual minority closet: Structural sensitization, psychological adaptations, and post-closet growth

JE Pachankis, SD Jackson - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Across the lifespan, most sexual minority individuals experience the closet—a typically
prolonged period in which no significant others know their sexual identity. This paper …

The rise of bisexuality: US representative data show an increase over time in bisexual identity and persons reporting sex with both women and men

MA Monto, S Neuweiler - The Journal of Sex Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recognizing that social forces shape sexual behavior and sexual identities, we examined
whether the recent liberalization in attitudes toward same-sex relationships has been …

Increases in LGB identification among US adults, 2014–2021

JM Twenge, BE Wells, J Le - Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Accurate population estimates of trends in sexual identity groups are important
for understanding cultural change, the range of diversity in sexual orientation, and health …

Fixed or fluid? Sexual identity fluidity in a large national panel study of New Zealand adults

KJ Lilly, N Satherley, CG Sibley, FK Barlow… - The Journal of Sex …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual orientation has been defined as an enduring aspect of the self, but emerging
evidence reveals that people's sexual attractions, behaviors, and identities can shift over …

Sexual fluidity and psychological distress: What happens when young women's sexual identities change?

A Campbell, F Perales, TL Hughes… - Journal of Health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The sexual identities of young women today are less binary and more fluid than ever before.
Several theoretical perspectives imply that this fluidity could be accompanied by distress. To …

“This is real, this is the way that things are”: Hooking up as a pathway for sexual identity development among SGM emerging adults

V Hanna-Walker, S Snapp, EB Campos… - Emerging …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Hooking up may be one pathway for sexual and gender minority (SGM) emerging adults to
explore their sexual identity development while they navigate heteronormative milestones …

Sexual Identity‐Behavior Discordance in Canada

T Silva, T Fetner - … Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper uses two surveys to examine sexual identity‐behavior discordance in Canada.
The first is the Sex in Canada survey (SCS), which is a private survey of 2,303 Canadians …

Trajectories of loneliness among older women and men: Variation by sexual identity?

J Lam, A Campbell - The Gerontologist, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The aim of this study is to contribute to the literature on
variation in later-life outcomes by sexual identity. Drawing on the Iridescent Life Course …