Dimensions of Sexual Orientation and Rates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Sexual Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth: The Role of Perceived Partner Jealousy

Christina Dyar; Brian A. Feinstein; Arielle R. Zimmerman; Michael E. Newcomb; Brian Mustanski; Sarah W. Whitton

doi:10.1037/vio0000275

Dimensions of Sexual Orientation and Rates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Sexual Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth: The Role of Perceived Partner Jealousy

Christina Dyar^*, Brian A. Feinstein, Arielle R. Zimmerman, Michael E. Newcomb, Brian Mustanski, Sarah W. Whitton

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Objective: Sexual minorities assigned female at birth are at increased risk for experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) compared with heterosexual individuals, and bisexual individuals assigned female at birth appear to be at greatest risk. However, few studies have examined potential explanatory factors. Partner jealousy may contribute to bisexual individuals’ increased risk for experiencing IPV, given stereotypes that they are promiscuous and evidence that people anticipate being jealous of a bisexual partner. Method: This study examined the role of perceived partner jealousy in cross-sectional associations between self-reported dimensions of sexual orientation (identity, attractions, and behavior) and IPV victimization among 368 young sexual minorities assigned female at birth (77.4% cisgender women). Results: Sexual behavior was associated with IPV, but sexual identity and attractions were not. Those with both male and female sexual partners in their lifetime were at increased risk for many forms of IPV compared with those with only male partners and those who never had sex, and these associations were partially explained by their higher perceived partner jealousy. Those with male and female partners were only at increased risk for two types of IPV compared with those with only female partners, and these differences were not explained by perceived partner jealousy. Conclusions: Jealousy may contribute to behaviorally bisexual individuals’ increased risk for many forms of IPV compared with those with only male partners or those who never had sex.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-421
Number of pages	11
Journal	Psychology of Violence
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000275
State	Published - 2020

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We thank project staff and collaborators for their assistance with study design and data collection. We also thank FAB400 participants for their invaluable contributions to understanding the health of sexual and gender minority individuals. This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD086170; PI: Whitton). Brian Feinstein’s (K08DA045575; PI: Feinstein) and Christina Dyar’s (K01DA046716; PI: Dyar) time was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies

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Bisexuality
Intimate partner violence
Jealousy
Sexual minority

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Social Psychology
Health(social science)
Applied Psychology

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Dimensions of Sexual Orientation and Rates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Sexual Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth: The Role of Perceived Partner Jealousy. / Dyar, Christina; Feinstein, Brian A.; Zimmerman, Arielle R. et al.
In: Psychology of Violence, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2020, p. 411-421.

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