Bisexuals at Midlife

Weinberg, Martin S.; Williams, Colin J.; Pryor, Douglas W.

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“…Using data from a national population-based study in the USA, Bostwick et al (2010) found that men and women who identified as bisexual or engaged in bisexual behavior were at heightened risk compared with gay and straight peers for mood and anxiety disorders both over the past year and over the course of a lifetime. By midlife, bisexual adults also report a decrease in contact with the bisexual community and subculture (Weinberg, Williams, & Pryor, 2001). Thus, bisexuals may find themselves in a particularly vulnerable position for health as they not only are faced with the psychological stress of being a sexual minority, but also likely encounter greater health issues.…”

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Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood in Bisexual Men and Women: Findings from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study

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The number of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults aged 50 and older is projected to reach 5 million in the U.S. by 2030 (Fredriksen-Goldsen, Kim, Shiu, Goldsen, & Emlet, 2015). Older bisexuals experience more negative mental and physical health outcomes when compared to both heterosexuals and other sexual minorities (Fredriksen-Goldsen, Shiu, Bryan, Goldsen, & Kim, 2017). As bisexuals are the numeric majority of sexual minorities in the U.S. (Herbenick et al., 2010), bisexual aging processes are critical to understand if researchers wish to reduce sexual minority health disparities and promote healthy aging. In the current study, we use a national probability sample of adults from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study to assess life satisfaction across an 18-year period. We aimed to identify whether life satisfaction-an indicator of psychological health and well-being-is similar for same-age bisexual, lesbian and gay, and heterosexual midlife individuals, and whether sexual orientation predicts change in life satisfaction across adulthood. Further, we tested whether life satisfaction among bisexuals changes at the same rate and in the same pattern as for lesbian, gay, and heterosexual individuals. Overall, we found a linear pattern of increase in life satisfaction across adulthood. However, when we accounted for sexual orientation, a different pattern emerged for bisexuals. Whereas heterosexuals and lesbian and gay individuals experienced increases in life satisfaction across adulthood, bisexuals' life satisfaction did not increase over this period. Implications for bisexual health and well-being are discussed.

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Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood in Bisexual Men and Women: Findings from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study

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“…In general, self-identified bisexual individuals also report high rates of bisexual behaviors (Dodge, Jeffries, & Sandfort, 2008;Stokes, McKirnan, & Burzette, 1993;Stokes, Vanable, & McKirnan, 1997). Longitudinal studies of bisexual individuals have demonstrated that bisexual identity remains stable for many self-identified bisexual individuals (Weinberg et al, 1994;Weinberg, Williams, & Pryor, 2001). However, fluidity and fluctuations in self-identity have also been found to occur often, particularly among women (Diamond & Butterworth, 2008;Diamond, 2003Diamond, , 2008.…”

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Beyond “Risk”: Exploring Sexuality among Diverse Typologies of Bisexual Men in the United States

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Journal of Bisexuality

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Little public health research has explored male bisexuality and the wide range of behaviors experienced by bisexual men beyond disease transmission and other negative consequences. There is a general lack of information on diverse expressions of sexuality among diverse groups of bisexual men in the United States. Researchers collected data on a wide range of variables related to sexual behavior from a sample of 26,042 participants, recruited via a large social and sexual networking Website. Four distinct typologies of male bisexuality were constructed: self-identified bisexual, bisexual dating, bisexual with current sexual partners and bisexual by behavior. These categories were examined individually as well as compared and contrasted with one another. Demographic characteristics varied among men depending on bisexual categorization. Although participants that identified as bisexual within each typology often met criteria for other categories for other typologies, there was no absolute overlap between categories. The recency and frequency of sexual behaviors significantly varied based upon the participant's bisexual typology. Findings suggest that previous research 13 14 Journal of Bisexuality on bisexual men's sexual behaviors and sexual risk behaviors may be misleading if bisexuality is restricted to a single typology. Further research should examine the potential subjective meanings and health implications of diverse typologies of male bisexuality, beyond sexual risk. Comprehensive and insightful research on aspects of life other than disease infection and transmission among bisexual men will help to ensure a more accurate understanding of male bisexuality in a comprehensive sexual health framework. KEYWORDS bisexuality, bisexual men, men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW), sexual behavior, sexual experience, typologies

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Bisexuality

Weinberg

Williams

2017

The Wiley‐Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory

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Bisexuality is a complex phenomenon involving fluidity in the sex/gender of desired partners and an identity label that is poorly recognized and understood. This contributes to misconceptions that feed into questioning the existence of bisexuality, whether bisexuals are hypersexual, and the extent to which they transmit sexually transmitted infections into the general population. It is also a sexuality that academically remains inadequately theorized.

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Bisexuals at Midlife

Cited by 40 publications

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Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood in Bisexual Men and Women: Findings from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study

Life Satisfaction Across Adulthood in Bisexual Men and Women: Findings from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Study

Beyond “Risk”: Exploring Sexuality among Diverse Typologies of Bisexual Men in the United States

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