Mereish Ethan H, Katz-Wise Sabra L, Woulfe Julie
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI.
Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
J Bisex. 2017;17(1):125-139. doi: 10.1080/15299716.2016.1217448. Epub 2016 Aug 24.
Theorists and researchers have noted an overlap between bisexually-identified and queer-identified individuals. Whereas early definitions of bisexuality may have been predominantly binary (i.e., attracted to women and men), in recent years there has been a move toward a more "queer" understanding of bisexuality (e.g., attraction to more than one gender beyond female and male). The purpose of this study was to examine similarities and differences between bisexually-identified and queer-identified adult women, ages 18-66 years, on sociodemographic characteristic, two dimensions of sexual orientation (sexual behaviors and attractions), fluidity in attractions and sexual orientation identity, and identity centrality and affirmation in an online sample ( = 489), which was mostly from the United States (73.5%). Our results indicated that bisexual and queer women were similar in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, with the exception of education; queer women were more educated than bisexual women. Queer women were also more likely than bisexual women to report variability in their sexual behaviors and attractions and more fluidity in their sexual orientation identity. Additionally, queer women reported higher levels of identity centrality and affirmation than bisexual women. Considerations for sexual minority women's health research are discussed.
理论家和研究人员已经注意到双性恋认同者和酷儿认同者之间存在重叠。早期对双性恋的定义可能主要是二元的（即被女性和男性吸引），但近年来，人们对双性恋的理解已朝着更“酷儿”的方向发展（例如，被女性和男性之外的不止一种性别所吸引）。本研究的目的是考察年龄在18至66岁之间、自我认同为双性恋和酷儿的成年女性在社会人口学特征、性取向的两个维度（性行为和吸引力）、吸引力和性取向认同的流动性，以及在一个主要来自美国（73.5%）的在线样本（n = 489）中的认同中心性和认同肯定方面的异同。我们的结果表明，双性恋女性和酷儿女性在社会人口学特征方面相似，但教育程度除外；酷儿女性比双性恋女性受教育程度更高。酷儿女性也比双性恋女性更有可能报告其性行为和吸引力的变化以及性取向认同的更大流动性。此外，酷儿女性报告的认同中心性和认同肯定水平高于双性恋女性。文中还讨论了对性少数群体女性健康研究的考量。
