Binghamton Research Days Student Presentations
Trending Queer Study - Additional Data Supporting Rising Queer Identification/Attraction/Behavior in Emerging Adult Women
Trending Queer Study - Additional Data Supporting Rising Queer Identification/Attraction/Behavior in Emerging Adult Women
Authors: Claire Goldstein, Eden Lowinger, Casey Adrian, Yi Qian, Briana Lopez-Patino
Authors: Claire Goldstein, Eden Lowinger, Casey Adrian, Yi Qian, Briana Lopez-Patino
Field of Study: Social Sciences
Field of Study: Social Sciences
Affiliation: Binghamton Human Sexualities Lab
Affiliation: Binghamton Human Sexualities Lab
Mentor: Sean Massey, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mentor: Sean Massey, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
Abstract
Sexual orientation is a socially constructed phenomenon which is influenced by the changing social and political landscapes. This study builds on findings from a previous study (n=5062), exploring trends in the sexual orientation demographics of emerging adult college students across nine-years (2011-2019). Since that data was published, three more years of data have been collected. In the collection of this data, researchers used Klein’s (1978) measures to assess sexual attraction, behavior, and identity along seven-point scales. These data were analyzed using cumulative logit models comparing sex assigned at birth and dimensions of sexual orientation. The results of the 2011-2019 study showed the percentages of non-exclusively heterosexual women to be steadily increasing. Surveys completed by an additional 2,430 undergraduate students over the three following years (2020-2022) contribute data that supports the rising trend of non-exclusively heterosexual women. This study explores the numerous factors related to this shift.
Sexual orientation is a socially constructed phenomenon which is influenced by the changing social and political landscapes. This study builds on findings from a previous study (n=5062), exploring trends in the sexual orientation demographics of emerging adult college students across nine-years (2011-2019). Since that data was published, three more years of data have been collected. In the collection of this data, researchers used Klein’s (1978) measures to assess sexual attraction, behavior, and identity along seven-point scales. These data were analyzed using cumulative logit models comparing sex assigned at birth and dimensions of sexual orientation. The results of the 2011-2019 study showed the percentages of non-exclusively heterosexual women to be steadily increasing. Surveys completed by an additional 2,430 undergraduate students over the three following years (2020-2022) contribute data that supports the rising trend of non-exclusively heterosexual women. This study explores the numerous factors related to this shift.