Differences in sexual identity dimensions between bisexual and other sexual minority individuals: Implications for minority stress and mental health.

ABSTRACT: Bisexual individuals experience poorer mental health than other sexual minority individuals. One explanation for this is that biphobia predisposes bisexual individuals to have a more ambiguous sexual identity and fewer opportunities for stress-ameliorating forms of coping and support. This study explores sexual identity and sexual identity dimensions-prominence, valence, integration, and complexity-in bisexual and other sexual minority individuals. We describe differences in sexual identity dimensions between bisexual and other sexual minority individuals and test two explanations for mental health disparities between them: whether sexual identity dimensions directly impact mental health and whether they moderate the impact of stress on mental health. Data came from a longitudinal study of

SUBMITTER: la Roi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322952 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature