ArticlePloS one2015
Comparing the Rates of Early Childhood Victimization across Sexual Orientations: Heterosexual, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Mostly Heterosexual.
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- Violence motivated by perception of sexual orientation and gender identity: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2018Pooled it
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- Sexual Minority Identity and Physical Illnesses: Role of Life-Course Victimization and Gender Differences.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
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- Peer Bullying Victimization Trajectories for Sexually and Gender Diverse Youth from Early Childhood to Late Adolescence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- Health Outcomes of Sexual Minority Women Who Have Experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Article
- Contextualizing Cisgender Women's Histories of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization With Men and Women.Violence against women · 2023Article
- Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Bisexual Victims: A Systematic Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Article
- Intersectionality and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Comparing Subgroups of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- High prevalence of risky sexual behaviour among key populations receiving antiretroviral therapy at a large HIV clinic in northern Uganda.African health sciences · 2023Article
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- Gender self-concept and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women: Results from the Chicago health and life experiences of women (CHLEW) study.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Sexual orientation differences in childhood sexual abuse, suicide attempts, and DSM-5 alcohol, tobacco, other drug use, and mental health disorders in the US.Child abuse & neglect · 2022Article
- Examining the associations of sexual minority stressors and past-year depression with overeating and binge eating in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women.Eating behaviors · 2021Article
- Relying on an "Other" Category Leads to Significant Misclassification of Sexual Minority Participants.LGBT health · 2021Article
- Violence Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence Among Gay Men and Transgender Women Living in Perú: A Qualitative Exploration.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2021Article
- Childhood trauma and bullying-victimization as an explanation for differences in mental disorders by sexual orientation.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Sexual Orientation, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Comorbid DSM-5 Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders.The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2020Article
- Lifetime Trauma and Cardiometabolic Risk in Sexual Minority Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
- Introduction to the Special Section on Bisexual Health: Can You See Us Now?Archives of sexual behavior · 2019Article
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Abstract
Few studies have examined the rates of childhood victimization among individuals who identify as "mostly heterosexual" (MH) in comparison to other sexual orientation groups. For the present study, we utilized a more comprehensive assessment of adverse childhood experiences to extend prior literature by examining if MH individuals' experience of victimization more closely mirrors that of sexual minority individuals or heterosexuals. Heterosexual (n = 422) and LGB (n = 561) and MH (n = 120) participants were recruited online. Respondents completed surveys about their adverse childhood experiences, both maltreatment by adults (e.g., childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and childhood household dysfunction) and peer victimization (i.e., verbal and physical bullying). Specifically, MH individuals were 1.47 times more likely than heterosexuals to report childhood victimization experiences perpetrated by adults. These elevated rates were similar to LGB individuals. Results suggest that rates of victimization of MH groups are more similar to the rates found among LGBs, and are significantly higher than heterosexual groups. Our results support prior research that indicates that an MH identity falls within the umbrella of a sexual minority, yet little is known about unique challenges that this group may face in comparison to other sexual minority groups.
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