ArticlePsychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity2022
The perks of being bi+: Positive sexual orientation-related experiences among bisexual, pansexual, and queer male youth.
Article in Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Qualitative Examination of Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer (Bi+) Male Youth's Experiences With Discrimination.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2025Article
- Daily associations between resilience factors, substance use, and affect among sexual minority youth.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
- Psychometric Assessment of a Homophobia Management Scale Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Men in Midlife and Older Adulthood.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Differences in the Prevalence of Adolescent Sexual Identity: Results of Expanding Survey Response Options.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Aspects of positive identity buffer the longitudinal associations between discrimination and suicidal ideation among bi+ young adults.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Article
- Social Support, Identity Affirmation, and Psychological Well-Being: A Developmental and Intersectional Comparison between Italian Cisgender and Non-Binary People with Bisexual Orientation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Previous research on sexual minority health has largely focused on negative experiences related to one's sexual orientation with limited attention to the ways in which being a sexual minority can contribute to positive experiences. This is especially true of bisexual, pansexual, and queer (bi+) male youth, whose experiences have not been represented in the literature. To address these gaps, the goal of the current study was to characterize positive experiences related to one's sexual orientation in a sample of 46 bi+ male youth (ages 14-17) who were interviewed as part of a larger study. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed. Almost all of the participants described at least one positive experience related to their bi+ identity. The positive experiences fell into six categories: (1) experiences with LGBTQ+ people in general; (2) experiences with other bi+ people; (3) experiences in LGBTQ+ environments; (4) experiences disclosing bi+ identities; (5) romantic and sexual experiences; and (6) experiences with allies. Participants described eight reasons for these experiences being positive: (1) feeling a sense of belonging in a community; (2) the normalization, acceptance, and visibility of one's identity or community; (3) providing or receiving support; (4) discussing shared experiences; (5) the promotion of authenticity; (6) celebrating one's identity or community; (7) experiencing personal growth; and (8) not feeling limited by gender when it came to romantic and sexual experiences. In sum, bi+ male youth report a range of positive experiences related to their sexual orientation, which may have important implications for promoting resilience and wellbeing.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.