Research has found that non-monosexual women report worse mental health than their heterosexual and lesbian counterparts. The reasons for these mental health discrepancies are unclear. This study investigated whether higher levels of child abuse and risky sexual behavior, and lower levels of sexual orientation disclosure, may help explain elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety among non-mo...

Analyses of three waves (6 years) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health data explored the prevalence and stability of sexual orientation and whether these two parameters varied by biologic sex, sexual orientation component (romantic attraction, sexual behavior, sexual identity), and degree of component. Prevalence rates for nonheterosexuality varied between 1 and 15% and depe...

Existing quantitative research on sexual orientation and life satisfaction uses models with control variables that do not have a clear rationale. With correct understanding of what do, no controls are necessary to estimate the consequences satisfaction. An analysis constructed from this perspective reveals gay bisexual men in UK Australia less satisfied their lives (relative heterosexual men). ...