Tożsamościowe wyzwania kobiet sprawujących opiekę nad dzieckiem w związkach jednopłciowych w świetle koncepcji Vivienne Cass

Development of the contemporary post-industrial society entails the increasing diversity of family life models. People, making individual choices in this field, face new challenges related to identity formation. In the text presented this issue is discussed on the example of women bringing up children in same-sex relationships. The article presents basic information on the same-sex parenting, underlines the importance of the idea of identity integration in psychology and stresses the lack of contiguity between theories of parental identity development and these ones of homosexual and bisexual identity development. An extensive discussion of the Vivienne Cass’s theory of sexual orientation identity development is the basis for the approximation of potential discrepancies in the identity system of non-heterosexual women taking parental roles. Two main factors relevant to the processes of identity formation were distinguished: the order of the development of the sexual orientation identity and parental identity (the planned and reconstructed families differ in this regard) and the way of establishing and maintaining the relationship with the child (other challenges are faced by biological and social mothers). In the summary, questions requiring future empirical exploration were notified.

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Sexual Orientation Identity Formation among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youths: Multiple Patterns of Milestone Experiences

Journal of Research on Adolescence ◽

10.1111/1532-7795.00030 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 167-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 130

Author(s):

Frank J. Floyd ◽

Terry S. Stein

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity ◽

And Bisexual

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The Internet’s Multiple Roles in Facilitating the Sexual Orientation Identity Development of Gay and Bisexual Male Adolescents

American Journal of Men s Health ◽

10.1177/1557988314566227 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 359-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Gary W. Harper ◽

Pedro A. Serrano ◽

Douglas Bruce ◽

Jose A. Bauermeister

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Identity Development ◽

Coming Out ◽

Phenomenological Study ◽

Future Research ◽

The Internet ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity ◽

And Bisexual ◽

Bisexual People

One emerging avenue for the exploration of adolescents’ sexual orientation identity development is the Internet, since it allows for varying degrees of anonymity and exploration. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the role of the Internet in facilitating the sexual orientation identity development process of gay and bisexual male adolescents. Qualitative interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 63 gay/bisexual male adolescents (ages 15-23). Participants reported using a range of Internet applications as they explored and came to accept their sexual orientation identity, with the intended purpose and degree of anonymity desired determining which applications were used. Youth reported that the Internet provided a range of functions with regard to the exploration and acceptance of their sexual orientation identity, including (1) increasing self-awareness of sexual orientation identity, (2) learning about gay/bisexual community life, (3) communicating with other gay/bisexual people, (4) meeting other gay/bisexual people, (5) finding comfort and acceptance with sexual orientation, and (6) facilitating the coming out process. Future research and practice may explore the Internet as a platform for promoting the healthy development of gay and bisexual male adolescents by providing a developmentally and culturally appropriate venue for the exploration and subsequent commitment to an integrated sexual orientation identity.

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Retrospective recall of sexual orientation identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults.

Developmental Psychology ◽

10.1037/a0025508 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 47 (6) ◽

pp. 1658-1673 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

Jerel P. Calzo ◽

Toni C. Antonucci ◽

Vickie M. Mays ◽

Susan D. Cochran

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Identity Development ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity ◽

Retrospective Recall ◽

And Bisexual

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Empirically Based Transactional Model of Same-Sex Sexual Orientation Identity Development

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e624582010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Gary W. Harper ◽

Isa Fernandez ◽

Omar B. Jamil ◽

Marco A. Hildalgo ◽

Sebastian Torres ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Identity Development ◽

Transactional Model ◽

Same Sex ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity

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Understanding Sexual Orientation Identity, Sexual/Romantic Attraction, and Sexual Behavior beyond Western Societies: The Case of Japan

10.31235/osf.io/ds8at ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Daiki Hiramori ◽

Saori Kamano

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Sex Behavior ◽

Same Sex ◽

Asexual Population ◽

Romantic Attraction ◽

Western Countries ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity ◽

The Impact

As a growing amount of research examines the impact of sexuality on various demographic outcomes, it becomes important to understand the complex intersections of sexual orientation identity, sexual/romantic attraction, and sexual behavior. However, most previous studies use data from Western countries that have particular histories of sexuality, limiting the generalizability of the findings beyond Western societies. We describe dimensions of sexuality in Japan, where there has not been any religious authority condemning same-sex behavior and any law prohibiting same-sex relations except for a decade in the late 19th century. We use data from the “Survey on Diversity of Work and Life, and Coexistence among the Residents of Osaka City,” the first population-based survey with detailed questions about multiple aspects of sexuality in Japan, to conduct descriptive analysis. More women identify as bisexual or asexual than lesbian. Among the respondents who selected “Don’t want to decide, haven’t decided”—a category originally created for queer/questioning respondents—as their sexual orientation, the proportion of those who indicated exclusive heterosexuality is higher than expected, raising the possibility that some heterosexual respondents with no heterosexual identity may have mistakenly chosen this category. The data suggest that the population of heterosexual-identified men who have sex with men is small. The prevalence of the asexual population differs by whether sexual orientation identity or sexual/romantic attraction is used to capture this population. Our analysis extends the demography of sexuality by examining unique non-Western data and putting in context the previous findings observed in Western countries.

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Sexual Orientation and Suicide Attempt Disparities Among US Adolescents: 2009–2017

10.1542/9781610025409-sexual_orientation ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 73-83

Author(s):

Julia Raifman ◽

Brittany M. Charlton ◽

Renata Arrington-Sanders ◽

Philip A. Chan ◽

Jack Rusley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Sexual Minority ◽

Adolescent Suicide ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Same Sex ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Sexual Orientation Identity ◽

Minority Adolescents ◽

Sexual Contacts ◽

Minority Sexual Orientation

BACKGROUND Sexual minority adolescents face mental health disparities relative to heterosexual adolescents. We evaluated temporal changes in US adolescent reported sexual orientation and suicide attempts by sexual orientation. METHODS We used Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance data from 6 states that collected data on sexual orientation identity and 4 states that collected data on sex of sexual contacts continuously between 2009 and 2017. We estimated odds ratios using logistic regression models to evaluate changes in reported sexual orientation identity, sex of consensual sexual contacts, and suicide attempts over time and calculated marginal effects (MEs). RESULTS The proportion of adolescents reporting minority sexual orientation identity nearly doubled, from 7.3% in 2009 to 14.3% in 2017 (ME: 0.8 percentage points [pp] per year; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.6 to 0.9 pp). The proportion of adolescents reporting any same-sex sexual contact increased by 70%, from 7.7% in 2009 to 13.1% in 2017 (ME: 0.6 pp per year; 95% CI: 0.4 to 0.8 pp). Although suicide attempts declined among students identifying as sexual minorities (ME: –0.8 pp per year; 95% CI: –1.4 to –0.2 pp), these students remained >3 times more likely to attempt suicide relative to heterosexual students in 2017. Sexual minority adolescents accounted for an increasing proportion of all adolescent suicide attempts. CONCLUSIONS The proportion of adolescents reporting sexual minority identity and same-sex sexual contacts increased between 2009 and 2017. Disparities in suicide attempts persist. Developing and implementing approaches to reducing sexual minority youth suicide is critically important.

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