Personal, Relational and Community Aspects of Bisexual Identity in Emerging, Early and Middle Adult Cohorts

Bibliographic Data

ID12759451
AuthorsMelanie Brewster (0000-0001-8915-3019, University of Florida, corresponding author), Bonnie Moradi (0000-0003-1085-2752, University of Florida)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue4
Pages404-428
Publication date2010-11-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2010.521056
OpenAlexW1997708121
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited50

This study offered exploratory comparisons of personal, relational and community aspects of bisexual identity for women and men in emerging adulthood relative to those in early and middle adult cohorts. In this sample of 576 bisexual individuals, the pattern of findings for some aspects of bisexual identity (e.g., relationship commitment, bisexual community involvement) was consistent with the developmental perspective that characterizes emerging adulthood as a period of identity exploration and low commitment relative to increasing identity commitment across early and middle adulthood. For other aspects of bisexual identity (e.g., self-described sexual orientation, outness and sexual behavior), gender appeared to play a role, either on its own or in conjunction with life stage cohort

Cohort · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Exploratory research · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Personal identity · Perspective (graphical · Self-concept · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Young adult · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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