Mastrantonio Fraedan, Kovshoff Hanna, Armstrong Heather
School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
Arch Sex Behav. 2025 Sep 2. doi: 10.1007/s10508-025-03224-0.
Non-binary is a term used by individuals to describe their gender identity, which is better conceptualized outside the man-woman binary. In recent years, research interest in the sexuality of gender minority individuals has grown, as shown by the increasing number of publications on this topic. Accordingly, a comprehensive systematic review which synthesizes the range of sex-related variables captured in research studies with non-binary people is needed. This analysis examined 12 years of quantitative sex research, aiming to (1) outline what is known about the sexuality, sexual health, and relationship satisfaction of non-binary people; and (2) appraise measures used in this literature for the inclusivity of non-binary identities (focusing on language and terminology). Searches were conducted on PsycINFO, Web of Science, and MEDLINE for papers in Italian or English between 2012 and 2024, and 44 articles were included for synthesis. Papers covered a wide range of topics, showing that non-binary people often report non-monosexual sexual identities (e.g., queer, pansexual), more attraction to and relationships with other non-binary individuals, and similar levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction as binary transgender people. However, the language and tools employed within the research were not always expansive or inclusive enough to adequately represent non-binary people's experiences. For example, gender minority individuals were often grouped together for analysis, hiding likely within group differences. Future research should use gender-neutral language and measures and consider non-binary individuals separately, in order to better understand their specific sexual health, well-being, and relationship needs and outcomes.
非二元性是个体用来描述其性别认同的一个术语,这种性别认同在男女二元概念之外能得到更好的理解。近年来,对性别少数群体个体性取向的研究兴趣有所增加,关于这一主题的出版物数量不断增多就表明了这一点。因此,需要进行一项全面的系统综述,综合研究非二元性人群的研究中所涉及的一系列与性相关的变量。本分析审视了12年的定量性研究,旨在:(1)概述关于非二元性人群的性取向、性健康和关系满意度的已知情况;(2)评估该文献中用于包容非二元性身份的测量方法(重点关注语言和术语)。在PsycINFO、科学网和医学期刊数据库中搜索了2012年至2024年间意大利语或英语的论文,共纳入44篇文章进行综合分析。论文涵盖了广泛的主题,表明非二元性人群经常报告非单一性别的性取向(例如,酷儿、泛性恋),对其他非二元性个体有更多的吸引力并与之建立关系,并且在性和关系满意度方面与二元变性人水平相似。然而,研究中使用的语言和工具并不总是足够宽泛或具有包容性,无法充分体现非二元性人群的经历。例如,性别少数群体个体常常被归为一组进行分析,掩盖了群体内部可能存在的差异。未来的研究应该使用中性语言和测量方法,并将非二元性个体单独考虑,以便更好地了解他们特定的性健康、幸福感以及关系需求和结果。
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