ABSTRACT

This study examined characteristics of cisgender people who use non-traditional sexual orientation labels and investigated minority stress in these groups. Pansexual (n = 160), queer (n = 80), and asexual (n = 98) participants were compared with heterosexual (n = 1,021), bisexual (n = 1,518), and lesbian/gay (n = 2,730) individuals recruited from a cross-sectional survey. Participants were compared on sexual attraction, age, gender and childhood gender nonconformity. Hierarchical regression models with psychological distress as the dependent variable and outness, prejudice events, expectations of rejection, self-stigma, and rumination as independent variables were then tested in pansexual, queer, and asexual individuals. Sexual attraction, age, gender and recalled childhood gender nonconformity were significant predictors of group identity. Pansexual individuals were not significantly distinct from bisexual individuals in sexual attraction. Queer individuals fell between bisexual and lesbian/gay individuals in sexual attraction scores. Prejudice events and rumination were significantly associated with distress in all three non-traditional groups. Rumination scores attenuated the relationship between prejudice events and distress in all groups. These findings help characterize pansexual, asexual and queer individuals and suggest indirect effects of prejudice events on distress via rumination represent a worthy avenue for future minority stress research in these groups.

摘要

这项研究调查了使用非传统性取向标签的顺性别者的特征，并调查了这些群体中的少数群体压力。将泛性恋 (n = 160)、酷儿 (n = 80) 和无性恋 (n = 98) 参与者与招募的异性恋 (n = 1,021)、双性恋 (n = 1,518) 和女同性恋 (n = 2,730) 个人进行比较来自横断面调查。参与者在性吸引力、年龄、性别和儿童性别不一致方面进行了比较。然后，将心理困扰作为因变量，将异常、偏见事件、拒绝预期、自我污名和沉思作为自变量的分层回归模型在泛性恋、酷儿和无性恋个体中进行测试。性吸引力、年龄、性别和回忆的童年性别不一致是群体认同的重要预测因素。泛性恋个体在性吸引力方面与双性恋个体没有显着区别。酷儿个体的性吸引力得分介于双性恋和女同性恋/男同性恋之间。在所有三个非传统群体中，偏见事件和沉思都与痛苦显着相关。反刍得分减弱了所有群体的偏见事件和痛苦之间的关系。这些发现有助于表征泛性恋、无性恋和酷儿个体，并表明偏见事件通过反刍对痛苦的间接影响代表了这些群体未来少数人压力研究的有价值的途径。在所有三个非传统群体中，偏见事件和沉思都与痛苦显着相关。反刍得分减弱了所有群体的偏见事件和痛苦之间的关系。这些发现有助于表征泛性恋、无性恋和酷儿个体，并表明偏见事件通过反刍对痛苦的间接影响代表了这些群体未来少数人压力研究的有价值的途径。在所有三个非传统群体中，偏见事件和沉思都与痛苦显着相关。反刍得分减弱了所有群体的偏见事件和痛苦之间的关系。这些发现有助于表征泛性恋、无性恋和酷儿个体，并表明偏见事件通过反刍对痛苦的间接影响代表了这些群体未来少数人压力研究的有价值的途径。