Shining a light into the darkness: bisexuality and relationships

Vencill, Jennifer A.; Israel, Tania

doi:10.1080/14681994.2018.1416826

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“…These terms were cross-referenced with the terms partner violence, intimate partner violence, IPV, domestic violence, spousal violence, partner abuse, spouse abuse, dating abuse, domestic abuse, dating violence and family violence. Reference lists of relevant studies and other review articles (Bermea et al, 2018; Johnson & Grove, 2017; Turell et al, 2018; Vencill & Israel, 2018) on similar topics were also examined to identify additional articles. Corresponding authors of relevant studies were emailed to identify potentially relevant additional research.…”

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Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review

Corey

Duggan

Travers

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Bisexual-identifying individuals appear to be at increased risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to people of other sexualities. The purpose of this systematic scoping review was to examine risk and protective factors for the perpetration of IPV against bisexual victims and to provide a preliminary quality assessment of the included studies. A systematic search of academic and grey literature was conducted in February 2021. Inclusion criteria specified that study participants identified as bisexual, that the study examined risk or protective factors for IPV, and that findings were disaggregated by sexual identity. All potentially eligible references were independently screened by two reviewers, and conflicts settled by a third reviewer. Nine articles published between 2013 and 2021 met criteria for inclusion. Data extraction was completed for all included studies, and findings presented in a narrative synthesis. The review identified a number of risk factors, including bisexual identity, internalised homophobia, discrimination, partner gender, negative childhood experiences and non-monogamy. One study included consideration of a potentially protective factor. The majority of the included studies were cross-sectional in design. More longitudinal studies are needed to clarify temporality of the associations identified and better inform support and prevention efforts. Further implications for future research, policies and practise are discussed.

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Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review

Corey

Duggan

Travers

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…In addition to whether or not someone is partnered, the characteristics of people's partners may play a role in mental health as well. For instance, the sex/gender of a partner and a partner's sexual orientation may be factors that help explain the complicated findings regarding the saliency of partnership status for mental health among bisexual people (Vencill & Israel, 2018). One important partner characteristic that may vary among bisexual people is the gender of their partner.…”

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“…A growing body of research examining factors that may explain higher rates of mental health concerns and psychological distress among bisexual people has focused on a number of “bisexual-specific” stressors, including the role of antibisexuality bias, both within and outside of LGBT community spaces (Friedman et al, 2014); the lack of identifiable bisexual community (Bostwick & Hequembourg, 2014; Mereish et al, 2017) and isolation from LGBT community resources (Frost & Meyer, 2012). One factor that has been raised, but rarely directly assessed, is the structure and characteristics of bisexual people’s romantic/sexual relationships, as this may be a significant factor differentiating the lives of people who have sexual identities primarily focused on one gender versus those open to more than one gender (see, e.g.,Vencill & Israel, 2018 for discussion of the need to better understand the dimensions of bisexual people’s relationships in the context of therapeutic interventions). A starting place in examining the impact of relationship status on mental health is whether or not someone is partnered (Sandfort et al, 2007; Taylor, 2018).…”

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Partnership status and mental health in a nationally representative sample of sexual minorities.

Wilson

Krueger

Pollitt

2022

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Research has consistently shown mental health differences between sexual minority subgroups with bisexual people often reporting higher levels of psychological distress than lesbians and gay men. Relationship status has been suggested, but not well studied, as a potential factor contributing to subgroup differences in mental health. Using a national probability sample of nontransgender sexual minority adults across three age cohorts (18-25, 34-41, 52-59 years), we assessed group differences in psychological distress (Kessler 6) between lesbian/gay (N = 505), bisexual (N = 272), and queer/pansexual (N = 75) respondents. We examined whether relationship status (single/partnered) moderated the relationship between sexual identity and psychological distress. Among those that were partnered, we tested whether key partner characteristics related to sexual identity-gender of partner (cisgender samesex/transgender or cisgender different-sex) and partner sexual identity (same or mixed sexual orientation relationship)-were significantly associated with psychological distress. In bivariate analyses, bisexual and queer/pansexual respondents reported more psychological distress than gay/lesbian respondents, among both men and women. In multivariable analyses, there was not a significant main effect of sexual identity, but there was a significant interaction between sexual identity and partnership status on psychological distress among women. Specifically, while there were no significant differences in psychological distress between subgroups of single women, among partnered women, queer/pansexual women had more distress than lesbian/gay women. Further, partnership was associated with reduced distress among lesbian/gay women, but not among bisexual or queer/pansexual women. Among men, there were no sig-Abuse and Alcoholism (grant F32AA025814).

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“…Our primary research question was: How do plurisexual women experience their sexual identities, including sexual orientation, attractions, and relationships, across the transition to parenthood? This question has implications for both researchers' and clinicians' understanding of the intersections among sexual fluidity, plurisexuality, parenthood, and relationships (Vencill & Israel, 2018).…”

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Sexuality and sexual identity across the first year of parenthood among male-partnered plurisexual women.

Goldberg¹,

Manley²,

Ellawala³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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Women who (a) hold plurisexual identities (e.g., bisexual, pansexual) and (b) are male-partnered are understudied. Of interest is how these women construct their sexual identities across the transition to parenthood-a period associated with intensified heteronormative expectations, and changes in women's roles and identities. This longitudinal study of 28 plurisexual, male-partnered women examined women's sexual identity construction across the first year of parenthood, using four waves of data. Most women were White, bisexual-identified, and first-time parents. The majority of women described decreases in the salience or centrality of their sexuality more generally. Almost all women continued to hold plurisexual identities across the first year of parenthood, although many described these as private identities amidst public assumptions of heterosexuality. Some, though, sought to maintain a connection to their plurisexual identities through sexual identity disclosure, same-gender fantasies, and involvement in consensual nonmonogamy. Although only one woman articulated a shift in sexual identity label (from bicurious to heterosexual), others increasingly distanced themselves from their same-gender behaviors and desires. Our findings illustrate how women engage in an active process of sexual identity construction amidst heteronormative pressures, and how they navigate tensions amongst their partnership and parenthood statuses and their private identities and past behaviors.Public Significance Statement: This longitudinal study of 28 plurisexual (e.g., bisexual, queer), male-partnered women examined women's sexual identity construction across the first year of parenthood, using four waves of data. Most women described decreases in the salience of their sexuality more generally, and almost all women continued to identify as bisexual or queer during the first year of parenthood, although many described these as private identities, given public assumptions of heterosexuality.

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Shining a light into the darkness: bisexuality and relationships

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review

Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review

Partnership status and mental health in a nationally representative sample of sexual minorities.

Sexuality and sexual identity across the first year of parenthood among male-partnered plurisexual women.

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