Christina Dyar
Biographic Data
| ID | 83076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Dyar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Dyar |
| SIGNATURE | DYAR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2802-1949 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 53 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 200 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 53 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Heterogeneity in sexual identity development among young sexual minority cisgender women
Timing of sexual identity development has implications for victimization and health. Prior studies have primarily focused on men's same-gender attractions/experiences, and less is known about sexual minority, especially bisexual, women. The current study explored patterns of sexual identity development among 402 young sexual minority cisgender women and examined associations with outness, victimization, and depression. Latent class analysis ident…
Risk Factors for Same-Day Co-Use of Alcohol and Marijuana
BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM) are more likely to engage in co-use of alcohol and marijuana on the same day (CAM) than heterosexual, cisgender individuals. CAM has been linked with experiencing more consequences of substance use, and research with the general population has identified several risk factors for CAM at the daily level (e.g., social and enhancement motives; social use). However, risk factors for CAM have not…
Daily experiences of identity uncertainty among bi+ adults
From rejection by others to affirmation of self
Bi+ and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience high rates of suicidal ideation (SI), theorized to result from experiencing oppression-based stress. However, the role of resilience in moderating these effects remains largely unexplored, especially among bi+ TGD individuals. The current study aims to address these limitations by examining if resilience factors (i.e., support, self-affirmation) moderate the associations between cisse…
Alcohol and cannabis use in relation to daily marginalization in transgender individuals
As part of a larger study on minority stress with transgender and gender diverse (TGD) participants, this daily diary study explored associations between daily marginalization and gender non-affirmation with alcohol and cannabis use, as well as general and TGD-specific coping motives for use. We examined the mediating effects of general (e.g., rumination) and identity-specific (e.g., internalized stigma) processes that may help explain how stigma…
Alcohol and cannabis cessation and reduction attempts and outcomes among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals assigned female at birth
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are at a higher risk for cannabis and alcohol use disorders than cisgender, heterosexual individuals. However, little research has examined attempts to quit or reduce alcohol or cannabis use in SGM individuals. A few key risk factors for unsuccessful quit attempts identified in the general population-namely, substance use problems, mood disorders, coping-motivated use, and stress-are experienced at hig…
LGBTQ + Policies in the United States and Mental Health
Policymakers should promote nondiscrimination policies and address the real-life impact of LGBTQ+ polices in the lives of their LGBTQ+ citizens
Shared and Unique Effects of Enacted Stigma Based on Sexual Identity, Age, and Race/Ethnicity Among a Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults
Numerous daily diary studies have demonstrated that sexual minority enacted stigma is associated with elevated same-day anxious/depressed affect. Despite the multiple marginalized identities held by many sexual and gender minorities (SGM), studies have rarely examined other types of enacted stigma (e.g., racism, ageism) experienced by SGM at the daily level. Further, it is unclear whether enacted stigma based on different identities have similar …
Use of Primary Care and Emergency Departments for Substance Use Treatment
Background: Alcohol and illicit substance use remain significant public health issues in the United States.In this analysis, we assessed differences in the use of primary care and emergency departments (EDs) for treatment of substance use among rural and urban sexual minorities (SMs).Methods: Data come from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2015(NSDUH, -2019)).Survey-weighted multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses …
Rural and urban differences in disparities in substance use and substance use disorders affecting sexual minority populations
BACKGROUND: Sexual minority populations are at elevated risk for substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUD) compared to heterosexual populations. These disparities are theorized to be amplified for rural sexual minority populations due to their increased exposure to minority stress and reduced access to sexual minority communities. However, there is a lack of research examining differences in SU disparities affecting sexual minority pop…
Minority stress and relationship satisfaction among bi+ individuals
Bi+ individuals face unique stressors such as anti-bisexual discrimination and internalized binegativity. Minority stress is associated with relationship dissatisfaction among sexual minority individuals, but this has rarely been studied among bi+ individuals, a population that experiences unique stressors related to relationships (e.g., assumptions of promiscuity and unfaithfulness). As such, the current study examined the associations between m…
Testing reciprocal prospective associations between descriptive norms and alcohol and cannabis use among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals assigned female at birth
Sexual minority women (SMW) and sexual minority gender diverse individuals (SMGD) are at elevated risk for alcohol and cannabis use disorders; however, very little research has examined the role of descriptive norms in these disparities. This study aimed to test reciprocal prospective associations between descriptive norms for different normative referents (e.g., women, SMW, gender diverse individuals) and alcohol and cannabis consumption and pro…
Positive sexual and gender identity experiences
A handful of existing studies have examined positive sexual identity experiences at the daily level. However, these studies have focused predominately on concurrent associations, produced mixed results for most outcomes (e.g., anxious affect, internalized stigma), and have not examined positive gender identity experiences. The current study aims to address these limitations by examining prospective associations between positive sexual and gender …
The Roles of Identity Centrality and Affirmation in the Associations Between Discrimination and Mental Health Among Bi+ Adults
Bi+ individuals are at increased risk for mood and anxiety disorders compared to heterosexual and lesbian/gay individuals in part due to unique experiences of discrimination. Minority stress theory posits that associations between discrimination and adverse mental health outcomes may be stronger for those with higher identity centrality and lower identity affirmation, but few studies have tested these hypotheses. Therefore, the current study exam…
Comparison of Sexual Violence Perpetration Rates Among Gay, Lesbian and Heterosexual Cisgender Adults
Introduction LGBTQ+ individuals are more vulnerable to experiencing sexual victimization. To truly prevent sexual victimization, preventing perpetration is necessary. The goal of this study was to increase the inclusivity of sexual violence research by examining the rates of sexual violence perpetration among cisgender, monosexual (e.g., attracted to a single gender, heterosexual or gay/lesbian) adults. Methods Participants were 828 adult Amazon …
The cumulative effects of stigma-related stress
These results help to advance our understanding of both long-term and daily effects of exposure to enacted stigma, highlighting the potentially profound cumulative effects of stigma exposure and the need to intervene in this cycle
Emotion regulation strategies and coping self-efficacy as moderators of daily associations between transgender and gender diverse (TGD) enacted stigma and affect among TGD young adults assigned female…
Sexual and Gender Minority Differences in Likelihood of Being a Caregiver and Levels of Caregiver Strain in a Sample of Older Adults
Over the next two decades, the number of caregivers is expected to climb dramatically alongside a rise in older adults, particularly sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults, yet little research has assessed differences between SGM and non-SGM care partners. Data for these analyses come from the Columbus Healthy Aging Project (N = 79). This study was designed to assess several domains of health among adults aged ≥50 years in Columbus, Ohio, …
Disparities in depression and anxiety related to sexual orientation and gender identity among older adults
Age discrimination may be a mechanism underlying the mental health disparities affecting SGM older adults and a promising intervention target
Intersectional effects of sexual orientation and racial/ethnic discrimination on substance use among young adult sexual minority cisgender women and nonbinary people of color
Studies examining the intersectional effects of sexual orientation and racial/ethnic discrimination among sexual minority people of color have produced mixed results, supporting a range of hypotheses. Some studies find that both types of discrimination additively predict poorer health (additive hypothesis), while others find that only one type of discrimination predicts health (prominence hypothesis). Still other studies demonstrate multiplicativ…
Event-level contextual and motivational risk factors for cannabis use
Few studies have examined event-level contextual and motivational risk factors for cannabis use (CU) among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals (SMWGD). While existing studies assume the same risk factors are relevant for all individuals regardless of their pattern of CU, this study tests two theories proposing variation in associations between event-level risk factors and CU based on individual-level characteristics, including an…
Intersectional Minority Stress and Intimate Partner Violence
Predictors of Re-Initiation of Daily Oral Preexposure Prophylaxis Regimen After Discontinuation
Out of the closet, but not out of the woods
Sexual minoritized individuals engage in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) at higher rates than their heterosexual peers. Disclosing one's sexual minoritized identity can put one at risk for experiencing discrimination, which is linked to greater engagement in NSSI. However, discrimination has yet to be tested as a mechanism linking sexual identity disclosure to NSSI. Understanding how sexual identity disclosure impacts NSSI has the potential to in…
Doomscrolling
Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between COVID news exposure, anxiety, and depression. However, longitudinal research examining the directionality of these associations is extremely limited. Further, most studies have focused on the general population and neglected sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM), a population disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. To address these limitations, the current study utilized d…
Longitudinal Examination of a Bisexual-Specific Minority Stress Process Among Bisexual Cisgender Women
Bisexual individuals experience increased risk of mental health disorders compared to lesbian, gay, and heterosexual populations. This increased risk is theorized to arise from the stigmatization of bisexuality (i.e., anti-bisexual stigma). Research has linked anti-bisexual experiences with higher internalized binegativity (i.e., internalized anti-bisexual stigma), sexual identity uncertainty, and anxiety and depression. However, researchers have…
Dimensions of sexual identity and minority stress among bisexual women
Intimate Partner Violence Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults Assigned Female at Birth
Sexual and gender minority youth, especially those assigned female at birth, are at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) due to minority stressors. With a sample of 352 sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth (age 16-32), we aimed to describe IPV in this population, including the prevalence, directionality, frequency, co-occurrence, and demographic correlates of various IPV types. Rates of past-6-month IPV were high, with vi…
Mediators of differences between lesbians and bisexual women in sexual identity and minority stress
Motivations for Sexual Identity Concealment and Their Associations with Mental Health among Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, and Fluid (Bi+) Individuals
Bisexual and other non-monosexual (bi+) people are at increased risk for depression and anxiety compared to both heterosexual and gay/lesbian people. Bi+ people are also more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay/lesbian people are, and concealment is generally associated with negative mental health outcomes. Despite evidence that concealment is a particularly salient stressor for bi+ people, there has been a lack of attention to th…
Development and Initial Validation of the Sexual Minority Women Rejection Sensitivity Scale
The goals of the current studies were to develop a measure of sexual orientation rejection sensitivity (RS) for sexual minority women (SMW) and to examine its preliminary reliability and validity. In Study 1a, data from 150 SMW were used to develop scenarios for the SMW Rejection Sensitivity Scale (SMW-RSS). In Study 1b, data from a second sample of 128 SMW were used to streamline the SMW-RSS and test its factor structure. In Study 2, data from a…
The Mediating Roles of Rejection Sensitivity and Proximal Stress in the Association Between Discrimination and Internalizing Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Women
The cumulative effects of stigma-related stress
These results help to advance our understanding of both long-term and daily effects of exposure to enacted stigma, highlighting the potentially profound cumulative effects of stigma exposure and the need to intervene in this cycle
How, when, and why do bisexual+ individuals attempt to make their identity visible
There is ample evidence of and concern about the invisibility of bisexual+ individuals, which results from the tendency to deny or ignore their identities. Recent research has begun to examine whether and how bisexual+ individuals (an umbrella term that includes all individuals who are attracted to more than one gender, regardless of the specific identity label they use) attempt to make their identity visible to others. This study builds on prior…
Are Outness and Community Involvement Risk or Protective Factors for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Sexual Minority Women
Willingness to engage in romantic and sexual activities with bisexual partners
Disclosure, minority stress, and mental health among bisexual, pansexual, and queer (Bi+) adults
Bisexual people are at increased risk for anxiety and depression compared to heterosexual and gay/lesbian people, but little is known about people who use other labels to describe attractions to more than one gender (e.g., pansexual, queer; collectively "bi+"). In addition, some people use more than one label to describe their sexual orientation, but research has yet to examine whether using one versus multiple labels is associated with identity-…
Minority stress, sexual identity uncertainty, and partner gender decision making among nonmonosexual individuals
Does outness function the same for all sexual minority youth? Testing its associations with different aspects of well-being in a sample of youth with diverse sexual identities
While research generally supports that greater outness about one's sexual identity is associated with improved well-being, emerging evidence suggests that outness may have negative consequences for bisexual individuals. Yet, few studies have examined sexual identity as a moderator of the associations between outness and well-being, especially among youth. As such, the role of outness in the mental health of diverse sexual minority youth (includin…
An experimental investigation of the application of binegative stereotypes
Conservative Beliefs, Attitudes Toward Bisexuality, and Willingness to Engage in Romantic and Sexual Activities With a Bisexual Partner
Intersectional effects of sexual orientation and racial/ethnic discrimination on substance use among young adult sexual minority cisgender women and nonbinary people of color
Studies examining the intersectional effects of sexual orientation and racial/ethnic discrimination among sexual minority people of color have produced mixed results, supporting a range of hypotheses. Some studies find that both types of discrimination additively predict poorer health (additive hypothesis), while others find that only one type of discrimination predicts health (prominence hypothesis). Still other studies demonstrate multiplicativ…
Exploring mechanisms of racial disparities in intimate partner violence among sexual and gender minorities assigned female at birth
Findings underscore the need for policy and interventions aimed at preventing IPV among SGM-POC by targeting factors that contribute to IPV disparities in this group, particularly racial/ethnic discrimination and family violence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Nonmonosexual stress and dimensions of health
Non-monosexual individuals (i.e., people with attractions to more than one gender) are at heightened risk for numerous negative health outcomes compared to individuals with exclusive attractions to either same-gender or different-gender individuals. This increased risk has been linked to the unique stress non-monosexual individuals experience due to the stigmatization of non-monosexuality (i.e., monosexism). However, research with this population…
Bipositive events
Comparison of Sexual Violence Perpetration Rates Among Gay, Lesbian and Heterosexual Cisgender Adults
Introduction LGBTQ+ individuals are more vulnerable to experiencing sexual victimization. To truly prevent sexual victimization, preventing perpetration is necessary. The goal of this study was to increase the inclusivity of sexual violence research by examining the rates of sexual violence perpetration among cisgender, monosexual (e.g., attracted to a single gender, heterosexual or gay/lesbian) adults. Methods Participants were 828 adult Amazon …
Emotion regulation strategies and coping self-efficacy as moderators of daily associations between transgender and gender diverse (TGD) enacted stigma and affect among TGD young adults assigned female…
Bi+ adults' daily wellbeing
This study examined whether relationship involvement and partner gender were associated with between‐person differences and within‐person fluctuation in positive and negative affect and alcohol use among people who are attracted to more than one gender or regardless of gender (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, queer; bi+). One hundred and ninety‐eight bi+ individuals ( M age 26.97; 73.1% non‐Latinx White) completed a 28‐day diary study. Multilevel regre…
From rejection by others to affirmation of self
Bi+ and transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience high rates of suicidal ideation (SI), theorized to result from experiencing oppression-based stress. However, the role of resilience in moderating these effects remains largely unexplored, especially among bi+ TGD individuals. The current study aims to address these limitations by examining if resilience factors (i.e., support, self-affirmation) moderate the associations between cisse…
Sexual and Gender Minority Differences in Likelihood of Being a Caregiver and Levels of Caregiver Strain in a Sample of Older Adults
Over the next two decades, the number of caregivers is expected to climb dramatically alongside a rise in older adults, particularly sexual and gender minority (SGM) older adults, yet little research has assessed differences between SGM and non-SGM care partners. Data for these analyses come from the Columbus Healthy Aging Project (N = 79). This study was designed to assess several domains of health among adults aged ≥50 years in Columbus, Ohio, …
Willingness to engage in romantic and sexual activities with bisexual partners
Dimensions of sexual identity and minority stress among bisexual women
Mediators of differences between lesbians and bisexual women in sexual identity and minority stress
Development and Initial Validation of the Sexual Minority Women Rejection Sensitivity Scale
The goals of the current studies were to develop a measure of sexual orientation rejection sensitivity (RS) for sexual minority women (SMW) and to examine its preliminary reliability and validity. In Study 1a, data from 150 SMW were used to develop scenarios for the SMW Rejection Sensitivity Scale (SMW-RSS). In Study 1b, data from a second sample of 128 SMW were used to streamline the SMW-RSS and test its factor structure. In Study 2, data from a…
Minority stress, sexual identity uncertainty, and partner gender decision making among nonmonosexual individuals
Conservative Beliefs, Attitudes Toward Bisexuality, and Willingness to Engage in Romantic and Sexual Activities With a Bisexual Partner
Bisexuality, Minority Stress, and Health
An experimental investigation of the application of binegative stereotypes
Contact with bisexual individuals reduces binegativity among heterosexuals and lesbian women and gay men
Although binegativity, the stigmatization of bisexuality, is prevalent among heterosexual and lesbian and gay communities, little research has addressed how the quantity and quality of intergroup contact affect binegativity. Drawing on intergroup contact theory, this study examined contact with and attitudes toward bisexuals among heterosexual undergraduates, heterosexual adults, and lesbians and gay men. Knowing more bisexuals (quantity) predict…
Are Outness and Community Involvement Risk or Protective Factors for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Sexual Minority Women
Romantic involvement
Sexual minority youth experience elevated rates of internalizing disorders; it is, therefore, important to identify protective factors that decrease risk for psychological distress in this population. In this study, we examined whether involvement in a romantic relationship, a well-established protective factor for mental health among heterosexual adults, is also protective for young sexual minorities. Using eight waves of data provided by a comm…
Bipositive events
Longitudinal Examination of a Bisexual-Specific Minority Stress Process Among Bisexual Cisgender Women
Bisexual individuals experience increased risk of mental health disorders compared to lesbian, gay, and heterosexual populations. This increased risk is theorized to arise from the stigmatization of bisexuality (i.e., anti-bisexual stigma). Research has linked anti-bisexual experiences with higher internalized binegativity (i.e., internalized anti-bisexual stigma), sexual identity uncertainty, and anxiety and depression. However, researchers have…
The Mediating Roles of Rejection Sensitivity and Proximal Stress in the Association Between Discrimination and Internalizing Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Women
Mental health and resilience in transgender individuals
39, 5.7%, high family, low friend/community). This study highlights the importance of examining support from a more holistic approach and provides insight into unique associations between familial social support and resilience. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
PrEP Use and Sexually Transmitted Infections Are Not Associated Longitudinally in a Cohort Study of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Chicago
Nonmonosexual stress and dimensions of health
Non-monosexual individuals (i.e., people with attractions to more than one gender) are at heightened risk for numerous negative health outcomes compared to individuals with exclusive attractions to either same-gender or different-gender individuals. This increased risk has been linked to the unique stress non-monosexual individuals experience due to the stigmatization of non-monosexuality (i.e., monosexism). However, research with this population…
Intimate Partner Violence Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents and Young Adults Assigned Female at Birth
Sexual and gender minority youth, especially those assigned female at birth, are at risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) due to minority stressors. With a sample of 352 sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth (age 16-32), we aimed to describe IPV in this population, including the prevalence, directionality, frequency, co-occurrence, and demographic correlates of various IPV types. Rates of past-6-month IPV were high, with vi…
Use of different strategies to make one’s bisexual+ identity visible
Bisexual+ people (i.e., those who are attracted to more than one gender or regardless of gender) use a variety of strategies to make their identity visible to others, but little is known about the extent to which using different strategies is related to other dimensions of identity, minority stress, and health. To address this, we surveyed 715 bi+ people about their use of five different types of visibility strategies (direct communication, indir…
How, when, and why do bisexual+ individuals attempt to make their identity visible
There is ample evidence of and concern about the invisibility of bisexual+ individuals, which results from the tendency to deny or ignore their identities. Recent research has begun to examine whether and how bisexual+ individuals (an umbrella term that includes all individuals who are attracted to more than one gender, regardless of the specific identity label they use) attempt to make their identity visible to others. This study builds on prior…
Motivations for Sexual Identity Concealment and Their Associations with Mental Health among Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, and Fluid (Bi+) Individuals
Bisexual and other non-monosexual (bi+) people are at increased risk for depression and anxiety compared to both heterosexual and gay/lesbian people. Bi+ people are also more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay/lesbian people are, and concealment is generally associated with negative mental health outcomes. Despite evidence that concealment is a particularly salient stressor for bi+ people, there has been a lack of attention to th…
Sexual Agreements Among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth
Bisexual+ visibility attempts
The efforts of bisexual+ people to make their sexual orientation visible are associated with positive and negative outcomes, but little is known about the temporality or directionality of these associations. Using data from a 28-day diary study with 208 bi+ individuals, we found that bi+ visibility attempts were concurrently associated with more positive affect, higher identity affirmation, less depressed/anxious affect, as well as more anti-bise…
Associations between drinking contexts, minority stress, and problematic alcohol use among sexual minority individuals assigned female at birth
Sexual minority individuals assigned female at birth (SM-AFAB) are at increased risk for problematic alcohol use compared to heterosexual women. Despite evidence that drinking locations and companions play an important role in problematic alcohol use among heterosexuals, few studies have examined these social contexts of alcohol use among SM-AFAB. To address this gap, the current study examined two aspects of social contexts in which SM-AFAB drin…
Disclosure, minority stress, and mental health among bisexual, pansexual, and queer (Bi+) adults
Bisexual people are at increased risk for anxiety and depression compared to heterosexual and gay/lesbian people, but little is known about people who use other labels to describe attractions to more than one gender (e.g., pansexual, queer; collectively "bi+"). In addition, some people use more than one label to describe their sexual orientation, but research has yet to examine whether using one versus multiple labels is associated with identity-…
Psychology (48 works) · Social Psychology (43 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (42 works) · Clinical Psychology (37 works) · Sexual orientation (37 works) · Sexual minority (36 works) · Developmental psychology (32 works) · Social Psychology (32 works) · Clinical Psychology (29 works) · Psychiatry (28 works)