Date of Award
5-2022
Culminating Project Type
Thesis
Styleguide
gsf
Degree Name
Marriage and Family Therapy: M.S.
Department
Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
College
School of Health and Human Services
First Advisor
Dr. Nicholas Newstrom
Second Advisor
Dr. Susan Dowds
Third Advisor
Dr. Tina Sacin
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
LGBT, Bisexual, Plurisexual, Binegativity, Transgender, Sexual prejudice
Abstract
Plurisexual individuals are at an increased risk of poor mental health, due in part to experiences of prejudice. The term “bisexual” has made it difficult for researchers to classify individuals who are attracted to more than one gender or, identify as a plurisexual. Using a cross-sectional design, a sample of 427 adults, participants were coded as plurisexual based on their label identification, sexual attraction, and sexual behavior to explore gender and sexual identity label differences in experienced binegativity, internalized binegativity, and depression among cisgender and transgender plurisexual adults. A series of factorial analyses of variance were used to identify gender and sexual identity group differences regarding binegativity and depression. A series of linear regressions to explore the associations between gender, sexual identity label and binegativity and depression. Results indicated that the transgender, cisgender male and non-bi+-identifying groups experienced greater amount of binegativity and than their cisgender and bi+ counterparts. Linear regressions revealed that binegativity predicted internalized binegativity and depression for all groups. These findings emphasize the importance of separating transgender and non-bi+-identifying individuals in research on plurisexuality and provide guidance for couple and family therapists working with plurisexual people.
Recommended Citation
Everest, Simon Drea, "Comparing Experiences of Sexual Prejudice and Its Effects Among Plurisexual Adults by Sexual Identity Label and Gender" (2022). Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy. 99.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cpcf_etds/99
