Exploring Sexual Satisfaction in Lesbian and Bisexual Women from a Minority Stress Perspective
Seksuell helse-begrepet har i de senere årene fått en utvidet definisjon, som også belyser emosjonelle, kognitive og sosiale aspekter ved seksuelt velvære. I denne studien er flere av disse aspektene undersøkt blant lesbiske og bifile kvinner i Norge. Ulike komponenter av minoritetsstressteorien er benyttet for å undersøke deres sammenheng med seksuell tilfredshet, og studiens variabler er testet for mulige forskjeller mellom lesbiske og bifile kvinner.
Forfatter
Kornelia Antonsen Ekeli
Medforfatter
Silje Baardstu, Ingela Lundin Kvalem
Tidsskrift
Journal of Bisexuality
Abstract
Sexual health among lesbian and bisexual (LB) women has largely been studied in the context of sexual health behaviors. Less is known about aspects of sexual health such as sexual satisfaction and minority stress processes as possible predictors of sexual satisfaction.
This study explored sexual satisfaction and minority stress in LB women. Single and partnered cisgender LB women (N = 627) were compared on measures of sexual satisfaction and proximal minority stress (i.e., internalized homonegativity and outness/concealment). The proximal minority stress variables were tested as predictors of sexual satisfaction in a regression analysis. Multigroup analyses were also conducted to explore differences between lesbian and bisexual women in the regression analysis. Participants were recruited through LGBT+ websites and other social media platforms in Norway.
Results showed that lesbian women were more open about their sexual orientation, reported greater identification with the LGBT+ community, and were more sexually satisfied than bisexual women. Those with a steady partner were also more sexually satisfied than those who were single. Being younger, partnered and experiencing less internalized homonegativity (IH) predicted greater satisfaction in LB women overall, and no differences in the predictors across sexual orientation were found in the multigroup analysis.