What We Got Wrong About Sexual Identity Development: Unexpected Findings From a Longitudinal Study of Young Women.
Abstract
The process by which individuals with same-sex attractions (here denoted sexual minorities) come to conceive and present themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual has received extensive attention by social scientists over the past 30 years. This process, commonly called sexual identity develop' merit, has been a topic of particular interest with respect to sexual-minority youths. This body of research has given rise to a generalized portrait of sexual-minority development that is widely disseminated not only in social scientific journals but in publications geared toward psychotherapists, social workers, physicians, educators, and parents (e.g., Barber & Mobley, 1999; Fairchild & Hayward, 1979; Hollander, 2000; Meyer & Schwitzer, 1999; Ryan & Futterman, 1998). The stated aim of many of these publications is to raise awareness of the basic developmental process of sexual identity formation so that supportive adults can better facilitate this process among youths wrestling with nascent same-sex attractions.
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The majority of fluidity was not linear, corroborating previous assertions that sexual identity change, when it occurs, does not predominantly occur in one direction and may reflect true fluidity.
“The majority of fluidity was not, however, corroborating previous assertions that sexual identity change, when it occurs, does not predominantly occur in one direction and may reflect true fluidity (Diamond, 2006).”
From Fixed or Fluid? Sexual Identity Fluidity in a Large National Panel Study of New Zealand Adults (2024) · cites this paper as Diamond, 2006
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“Although there is some data in support of this possibility 74 LISA M. DIAMOND (Diamond, 1998; Savin-Williams & Diamond, 2000), there is also growing evidence that conventional sexual identity models oversimplify this process for both genders (Savin-Williams, 1998; Weinberg, Williams, & Pryor, 1994;…”
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Fixed or Fluid? Sexual Identity Fluidity in a Large National Panel Study of New Zealand Adults
Lilly, K. J., Satherley, N., Sibley, C. G., Barlow, F. K., & Greaves, L. M. (2024) · The Journal of Sex Research · doi:10.1080/00224499.2023.2289517 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
- Authors
- Diamond, L. M.
- Corresponding author
- Diamond, Lisa M.
- ORCID
- Diamond, Lisa M.
- Venue
- Sexual orientation and mental health: Examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 73-94
- OpenAlex
- W2500813418
- Cited by
- 98
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 14.25
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychological Association eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
- Keywords
- sexual identity development, sexual minority youth, young women, same-sex attraction, identity construction
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