Pub Date : 2024-02-01DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2024.2309393
Alberto González Robles, Pablo Roca, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Yaiza Jiménez-Pérez, Daniel Ondé
Self-reported questionnaires for assessing biphobia have been developed and validated in English-speaking countries. In Spain, despite considerable rates of biphobia, there is a lack of validated i...
{"title":"Exploring Biphobia Among Heterosexuals and LGBTQ + Individuals in Spain: Psychometric Properties of the Biphobia Scale in a Spanish Sample","authors":"Alberto González Robles, Pablo Roca, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Yaiza Jiménez-Pérez, Daniel Ondé","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2024.2309393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2309393","url":null,"abstract":"Self-reported questionnaires for assessing biphobia have been developed and validated in English-speaking countries. In Spain, despite considerable rates of biphobia, there is a lack of validated i...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139767991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2024.2309395
Jonathan G. Tubman, Jacquie Lee, Candace Moore, Avital J. Shapiro
This study investigated multivariate relations between (a) lifetime experiences of adversity and (b) past year substance use involvement among cisgender sexual minority emerging adult men, ages 18–...
{"title":"Multivariate Relations Between Lifetime Adversity and Substance Use Involvement: Comparisons Between Gay and Bisexual Emerging Adult Men","authors":"Jonathan G. Tubman, Jacquie Lee, Candace Moore, Avital J. Shapiro","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2024.2309395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2309395","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated multivariate relations between (a) lifetime experiences of adversity and (b) past year substance use involvement among cisgender sexual minority emerging adult men, ages 18–...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139768357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2024.2309406
Allison E. Cipriano, Kathryn J. Holland
Disparities in physical and mental health have been well documented between plurisexual and monosexual women, but protective factors related to plurisexual identity remain largely unexplored. In th...
{"title":"The Nature and Perceived Effects of Bipositivity Among Plurisexual Women","authors":"Allison E. Cipriano, Kathryn J. Holland","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2024.2309406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2024.2309406","url":null,"abstract":"Disparities in physical and mental health have been well documented between plurisexual and monosexual women, but protective factors related to plurisexual identity remain largely unexplored. In th...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139773332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-07DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2296892
Melissa C. Rothstein, C. Schulz, Sabrina M. Todaro, A. Stamates, S. Ehlke, Michelle L. Kelley
{"title":"An Examination of Protective Factors for Bisexual Stigma and Alcohol Use among Heavy Drinking Young Bisexual Women","authors":"Melissa C. Rothstein, C. Schulz, Sabrina M. Todaro, A. Stamates, S. Ehlke, Michelle L. Kelley","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2023.2296892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2023.2296892","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"65 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139449094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2285065
Rebecca Cipollina, Zoey Eddy, Diana T. Sanchez
Bi+ people (those who are attracted to or romantically involved with individuals of more than one gender, including bisexual people) face unique forms of social stigma, such as having their identit...
{"title":"Contested Sexual Identities and Bi + Identity Disclosure Experiences","authors":"Rebecca Cipollina, Zoey Eddy, Diana T. Sanchez","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2023.2285065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2023.2285065","url":null,"abstract":"Bi+ people (those who are attracted to or romantically involved with individuals of more than one gender, including bisexual people) face unique forms of social stigma, such as having their identit...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"57 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138817827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-08DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2289027
Wenhua Lai, Ning Hsieh, Hui Liu
Midlife is a pivotal stage shaping healthy aging, and sexual minorities may face more challenges in midlife than heterosexual individuals, due to cumulative social, economic, and health disadvantag...
{"title":"Midlife Satisfaction Disparities by Sexual Orientation: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study","authors":"Wenhua Lai, Ning Hsieh, Hui Liu","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2023.2289027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2023.2289027","url":null,"abstract":"Midlife is a pivotal stage shaping healthy aging, and sexual minorities may face more challenges in midlife than heterosexual individuals, due to cumulative social, economic, and health disadvantag...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138560911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2022-05-23DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20167-4
Faraziehan Senusi, Norhaslinda Nasuha, Ahmad Husain, Suzylawati Ismail
Recently, the plant polyphenols have attracted much attention for membrane modification, especially in surface coating application. In this study, the synthesis of catechol-amine coating solutions was evaluated at different pH conditions and with different concentrations of tannic acid and tetraethylenepentamine in order to determine the relationship between chemical structure and mechanism in the oxidation reaction. The reactivity of catechol and amine groups in the formulation was measured using UV-Vis spectroscopy and observation of the change in colour of the coating solutions. Then, the deposition of catechol-amine coating solutions was applied onto the hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. The formulation results show significant differences in alkaline conditions, revealing the role of catechol groups in the oxidation of polyphenolics. The reactions of quinone and amines to form crosslinks by Michael addition and Schiff base reactions were observed at different concentrations of each compound in coating solution. In addition, the negative charge of hydrophilic and underwater oleophobic-coated PVDF membrane was confirmed by surface zeta potential analysis. The morphological surface of modified membrane is rougher due to that coating deposition was also examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the performance of modified membrane is comparable with the commercial hydrophilic membrane in terms of fluxes and separation efficiency of emulsion solution.
{"title":"Synthesis of catechol-amine coating solution for membrane surface modification.","authors":"Faraziehan Senusi, Norhaslinda Nasuha, Ahmad Husain, Suzylawati Ismail","doi":"10.1007/s11356-022-20167-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11356-022-20167-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, the plant polyphenols have attracted much attention for membrane modification, especially in surface coating application. In this study, the synthesis of catechol-amine coating solutions was evaluated at different pH conditions and with different concentrations of tannic acid and tetraethylenepentamine in order to determine the relationship between chemical structure and mechanism in the oxidation reaction. The reactivity of catechol and amine groups in the formulation was measured using UV-Vis spectroscopy and observation of the change in colour of the coating solutions. Then, the deposition of catechol-amine coating solutions was applied onto the hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane. The formulation results show significant differences in alkaline conditions, revealing the role of catechol groups in the oxidation of polyphenolics. The reactions of quinone and amines to form crosslinks by Michael addition and Schiff base reactions were observed at different concentrations of each compound in coating solution. In addition, the negative charge of hydrophilic and underwater oleophobic-coated PVDF membrane was confirmed by surface zeta potential analysis. The morphological surface of modified membrane is rougher due to that coating deposition was also examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, the performance of modified membrane is comparable with the commercial hydrophilic membrane in terms of fluxes and separation efficiency of emulsion solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"2 1","pages":"124585-124595"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88985530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2289014
Nel Jayson Santos, Ailsa Craig
Dichotomous views of gender and sexuality primarily categorize people according to opposing binaries – either those attracted to the ‘opposite’ sex (heterosexual people) or those attracted to the s...
{"title":"Descriptive or Divisive? A Critical Review of Scholarly Perspectives toward Monosexism","authors":"Nel Jayson Santos, Ailsa Craig","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2023.2289014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2023.2289014","url":null,"abstract":"Dichotomous views of gender and sexuality primarily categorize people according to opposing binaries – either those attracted to the ‘opposite’ sex (heterosexual people) or those attracted to the s...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138536210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2285059
Diana L. Jenkins, Aubrey L. Hoffer, Dawn DeLay
The current study explored the relation between sexual orientation, masculinity ideology, and sexism among 380 adult heterosexual and bisexual women. Participants completed measures of sexual orien...
{"title":"The Association Between Masculinity Ideology and Sexism: The Role of Sexual Orientation Among Heterosexual and Bisexual Women","authors":"Diana L. Jenkins, Aubrey L. Hoffer, Dawn DeLay","doi":"10.1080/15299716.2023.2285059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2023.2285059","url":null,"abstract":"The current study explored the relation between sexual orientation, masculinity ideology, and sexism among 380 adult heterosexual and bisexual women. Participants completed measures of sexual orien...","PeriodicalId":46888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Bisexuality","volume":"196 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138536209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-19DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2023.2265353
Joshun J. S. Dulai, Rose A. Schmidt
AbstractBisexual individuals experience higher rates of depression than heterosexual individuals and women experience higher rates of depression than men; however, few studies have quantified the joint effects of sexual orientation and gender. In the 2013–2014 and 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, depression symptoms were assessedusing the Patient Health Questionnaire. We used pooled and gender-stratified Poisson regression with robust variances to determine the independent effects of sexual orientation and gender on depression symptoms and calculated relative excess risk due to interaction to examine the joint effects of bisexual orientation and women’s gender on depression symptoms. In adjusted models, depression symptoms were 1.78 times higher in women than in men (99% confidence interval [CI]: 1.776, 1.782), 1.73 times higher in bisexual individuals than in heterosexual individuals (99% CI: 1.726, 1.735), and 3.15 times higher in bisexual women than in heterosexual men (99% CI: 3.145, 3.163). We found evidence for a non-additive model of the excess prevalence of depression symptoms among bisexual women. Gender-specific services addressing the unique mental health needs of bisexual women are needed.Keywords: Depressionlesbian gay and bisexual healthNHANESintersectionalityrelative excess risk due to interaction AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Dr. Jennifer Brooks, Associate Professor, Epidemiology Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, for her contributions to this study and her feedback on the manuscript.DisclaimerThis study is a secondary analysis, and the primary data collection was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control. The results of this study were presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in October 2021 in Denver, CO, USA.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Data availability statementNHANES 2013–2014 and 2015–2016 datasets are publicly available to use at https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/Default.aspx.Additional informationNotes on contributorsJoshun J. S. DulaiJoshun Dulai is a PhD student at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. They have a decade of research experience focusing on mental and sexual health issues in sexual minority populations such as depression, suicide, substance use, and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections.Rose A. SchmidtRose Schmidt, MPH, is a PhD candidate at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University Toronto. Her mixed-methods research focuses on harm reduction and trauma-informed approaches to perinatal substance use. She addresses gender-based determents of health inequity and integrates social epidemiological methodology into applied policy research.
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