| Title |
Prevalence and Stability of Self-Reported Sexual Orientation Identity During Young Adulthood
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, February 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10508-012-9913-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ritch C. Savin-Williams, Kara Joyner, Gerulf Rieger |
| Abstract |
Based on date from Wave 3 and Wave 4 from National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (N=12,287), known as Add Health, the majority of young adults identified their sexual orientation as 100% heterosexual. The second largest identity group,‘‘mostly heterosexual,’’was larger than all other nonheterosexual identities combined. Comparing distributions across waves, which were approximately 6 years apart, stability of sexual orientation identity wasmore common than change. Stability was greatest among men and those identifying as heterosexual. Individuals who identified as 100% homosexual reported nearly the same level of stability as 100% heterosexuals. The bisexual categorywas themost unstable, with one quarter maintaining that status at Wave 4. Bisexual men who changed their identity distributed themselves among all other categories; among bisexual women, themost common shiftwas toward mostly heterosexual. Reflecting changes in identity, the proportion of heterosexuals decreased between the two waves. |
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| United States | 5 | 29% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 12% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 47% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 17 | 100% |
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| United States | 8 | 6% |
| Unknown | 136 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 27% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 24 | 17% |
| Unknown | 17 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 64 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 30 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Unknown | 29 | 20% |
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