A Multidimensional Understanding of the Relationship between Sexual Identity, Heteronormativity, and Sexual Satisfaction among a Cisgender Sample
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Queer Theory Framework
1.2. Sexual Attraction and Identity
1.3. Sexual Health Disparities
2. Methods
2.1. Sample and Procedures
2.2. Measurement
2.2.1. Sexual Identity
2.2.2. Heteronormativity
2.2.3. Sexual Satisfaction
3. Data Analysis Plan
4. Results
4.1. Preliminary Findings
4.2. Results for the Hypothesized Model
5. Discussion
6. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demographic Characteristic | Queer Respondents (n = 165) | Non-Queer Respondents (n = 291) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 37.93(SD = 11.48) | 34.86(SD = 11.20) | |
Gender | Cisgender, female | 44.80% | 84.90% |
Cisgender, male | 55.20% | 15.10% | |
Race | Black, Afro-Caribbean, African American | 1.33% | 2.40% |
East Asian or Asian American | 3.60% | 1.38% | |
Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.00% | 1.00% | |
Latinx, Hispanic, Hispanic American | 6.67% | 5.50% | |
Middle Eastern or Arab American | 1.00% | 1.03% | |
Native American, Alaskan Native | 1.33% | 2.06% | |
Non-Hispanic White, Caucasian | 83.03% | 84.54% | |
South Asian, Indian American | 1.00% | 1.00% | |
Multiracial | 4.67% | 2.06% | |
Relationship Status | No regular partner | 32.7% | 18.60% |
Regular partner | 67.30% | 81.40% | |
Income | Under $25,000 | 14.50% | 6.90% |
$25,000–49,999 | 19.40% | 12.40% | |
$50,000–74,999 | 21.20% | 22.10% | |
$75,000–99,999 | 13.30% | 19.30% | |
$100,000–124,999 | 9.70% | 15.50% | |
$125,000 or more | 21.30% | 23.80% | |
Education | Did not complete high school | 2.40% | 0.30% |
High school/GED | 6.70% | 3.80% | |
Some college | 9.70% | 9.30% | |
Associate’s degree/Trade degree | 6.70% | 5.90% | |
Bachelor’s degree | 31.50% | 36.10% | |
Master’s degree | 29.10% | 30.90% | |
Doctorate or other advanced degree above a master’s | 13.90% | 13.70% |
Variable | Attraction | Heteronormativity | Sexual Satisfaction |
---|---|---|---|
Attraction | - | −0.24 ** | −0.00 |
Heteronormativity | −0.16 ** | - | −0.15 * |
Sexual Satisfaction | −0.19 ** | 0.02 | - |
Mean | 1.61(1.28) ** | 34.65(43.72) ** | 19.52(20.94) * |
SD | 0.71(0.45) | 14.51(19.09) | 7.29(6.70) |
Range | 2(1) | 70(103) | 27(24) |
Alpha | - | 0.87(0.92) | 0.94(0.93) |
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van Eeden-Moorefield, B.; Cooke, S.; Bible, J.; Gyan, E. A Multidimensional Understanding of the Relationship between Sexual Identity, Heteronormativity, and Sexual Satisfaction among a Cisgender Sample. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 527. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090527
van Eeden-Moorefield B, Cooke S, Bible J, Gyan E. A Multidimensional Understanding of the Relationship between Sexual Identity, Heteronormativity, and Sexual Satisfaction among a Cisgender Sample. Social Sciences. 2023; 12(9):527. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090527
Chicago/Turabian Stylevan Eeden-Moorefield, Brad, Steph Cooke, Jacqueline Bible, and Elvis Gyan. 2023. "A Multidimensional Understanding of the Relationship between Sexual Identity, Heteronormativity, and Sexual Satisfaction among a Cisgender Sample" Social Sciences 12, no. 9: 527. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090527