Bisexual Women in Heterosexual Relationships

A Study of Psychological and Sociological Patterns: A Reflective Paper

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12759481
AutoresRegina Reinhardt (American Institute of Bisexuality, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Volume11
Fascículo4
Páginas439-447
Data de publicação2011-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2011.620472
OpenAlexW2014592052
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas2

The purpose of this study was to examine psychological and sociological patterns and behaviors of bisexual women who are in an ongoing heterosexual relationship and to determine if the variables of income, education, time of disclosure of bisexuality, sexual activity and communication levels had an effect on the satisfaction expressed by the couple in the relationship. Twenty-six couples, comprising 26 males and 26 females, completed a questionnaire and the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG). This study discovered that bisexual females and their male partners maintained a satisfactory relationship, independent of the above variables. Although males behaved mostly heterosexually, they exhibited a trend toward a bisexual orientation when they indicated their ideal choices on the KSOG. The majority of the females behaved bisexually, in agreement with their choices on the KSOG. One half of the women were maintaining sexual relationships with other women while in primary heterosexual relationships. Their average sexual contact with another female per month was 11⁄2 times. The majority of the women were satisfied with their sexual experiences with their male partner, and they were having sexual intercourse, on average, 3 times per week

Developmental psychology · Heterosexuality · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Sexual behavior · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology