Sexual Fluidity Among Millennial Women

1 The Compass. - Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity: Definitions and Narratives. - The Context for This Book. -Research Questions. - Some Caveats. - A Map of This Book. -Conclusion. - References. - 2 Theorizing Sexual Identity Change. -Theoretical Foundations. - A Biopsychosocial Model. - Biological Factors. -Psychological Factors. - Social Factors. - Individual Agency. -A Note on Choice and Immutability. - Pathways to Sexual Identity Change. - Sexual Identity Development. -Fluid Desires. - Motivated Realignment. - Outcomes of Sexual Identity Change. -A Note About Sex/Gender Differences. - Conclusion. - References. -3 Operationalizing Sexual Identity Change. - Surveying the Data Landscape. - The International Data Landscape. -The Australian Data Landscape. - The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women s Health. - Study Background. -Sexual Identity in the ALSWH. - Operationalizing Sexual Identity Change. - Conclusion. -References. - 4 From Gen X to Millennials: Generational Differences in Sexual Fluidity. - Changes in Women s Sexual Identities Over Biographical Time. -Changes in Women s Sexual Identities Over Historical Time. - Bringing the Two Temporal Dimensions Together. - Sexual Fluidity Among Emerging Adults. - Methods. - Measures. - Statistical Analyses. -Results. - Describing Patterns of Sexual Identity Change. - Testing Cohort Differences in Sexual Fluidity During Emerging Adulthood. -Discussion. - Cohort Effects. - Conclusion. -References. - 5 Social Location, Heteronormative Pressure, and Sexual Fluidity. - The Life Course-Sexual Landscape Model. -Multiple Pathways to Sexual Identity Change. - A Biopsychosocial Model of Sexual Identity. - The Sexual Landscape. -Empirical Evidence. - Millennial Women s Positions on the Sexual Landscape. - Age. -Country of Birth. - University Attendance. - Household Context. -Geographic Context. - Marriage and Motherhood. - Agency and Causality. -Hypothesis. - Methods. - Measures. -Statistical Analyses. - Results. - Changes in a More Same-Sex-Oriented Direction. -Changes in a Less Same-Sex-Oriented Direction. - Results from Stratified Models. - Discussion. -Aspirations for Marriage and Motherhood. - Predicting Changes at Each End of the Sexual Identity Continuum. - Implications. -Limitations and Directions for Future Research. - Conclusion. - References. -6 Sexual Fluidity and Women s Psychological Distress. - Intrapersonal Sources of Distress. - Social Sources of Distress. -Summary of Theoretical Arguments. - Empirical Evidence. - Examining Changes Cumulatively. -Accounting for the Direction of Change. - Summary of the Evidence. - The Current Study. -Methods. - Measures. - Statistical Analyses. -Results. - Sexual Identity Change and Psychological Distress. - Cumulative Changes, Sexual Identity Trajectories, and Psychological Distress. -Discussion. - Cumulative Changes and Identity Trajectories. - Sexual Identity Questioning and Ambiguity. -Limitations and Directions for Future Research. - Conclusion. - References. -7 Heteropatriarchy, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Fluidity. - Sexual Violence Against Queer Women. - Heteropatriarchal Rape Culture. -Intersecting Axes of Power and Subordination. - Prejudice, Predation, and Punishment. - Prejudice. -Predation. - Punishment. - A Welcome Effect of Sexual Violence? . -Mechanisms Linking Sexual Victimization to Queer Identification. - The Current Study. - Hypotheses. -Methods. - Measures. - Statistical Analyses. -Results. - Changes in Sexual Identity Predicting Sexual Victimization Risk. - Sexual Victimization as a Predictor of Changes in Sexual Identity. - Discussion. - Limitations and Directions for Future Research. - Conclusion. -References. - 8 Conclusion. - Summary of Key Findings. -Implications. - Theories of Sexual Identity and Fluidity. - Collection and Analysis of Longitudinal Survey Data on Sexual Identity. -Provision of Services to Sexual Minority Women. - Structural Reform. - Limitations and Directions for Future Research. -Concluding Remarks. - References. - Appendix.