caa a22 4500 60623148X CHVBK 20210128101220.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10508-014-0376-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10508-014-0376-1 Sexual Self-Identification Among Behaviorally Bisexual Men in the Midwestern United States [Elektronische Daten] [Aleta Baldwin, Brian Dodge, Vanessa Schick, Randolph Hubach, Jessamyn Bowling, David Malebranche, Gabriel Goncalves, Phillip Schnarrs, Michael Reece, J. Fortenberry] Previous social and behavioral research on identity among bisexual men, when not subsumed within the category of men who have sex with men (MSM), has primarily focused on samples of self-identified bisexual men. Little is known about sexual self-identification among men who are behaviorally bisexual, regardless of sexual identity. Using qualitative data from 77 in-depth interviews with a diverse sample of behaviorally bisexual men (i.e., men who have had sex with at least one woman and at least one man in the past six months) from a large city in the Midwestern United States, we analyzed responses from a domain focusing on sexual self-identity and related issues. Overall, participants' sexual self-identification was exceptionally diverse. Three primary themes emerged: (1) a resistance to, or rejection of, using sexual self-identity labels; (2) concurrent use of multiple identity categories and the strategic deployment of multiple sexual identity labels; and (3) a variety of trajectories to current sexual self-identification. Based on our findings, we offer insights into the unique lived experiences of behaviorally bisexual men, as well as broader considerations for the study of men's sexuality. We also explore identity-related information useful for the design of HIV/STI prevention and other sexual health programs directed toward behaviorally bisexual men, which will ideally be variable and flexible in accordance with the wide range of diversity found in this population. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Bisexuality nationallicence Sexual identity nationallicence Bisexual men nationallicence Men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) nationallicence Identities nationallicence Baldwin Aleta Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Dodge Brian Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Schick Vanessa Division of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA aut Hubach Randolph School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA aut Bowling Jessamyn Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Malebranche David Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Goncalves Gabriel Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Schnarrs Phillip College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA aut Reece Michael Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Fortenberry J. Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 2015-2026 0004-0002 44:7<2015 2015 44 10508 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0376-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0376-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baldwin Aleta Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dodge Brian Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schick Vanessa Division of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hubach Randolph School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bowling Jessamyn Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Malebranche David Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Goncalves Gabriel Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schnarrs Phillip College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Reece Michael Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fortenberry J. Department of Applied Health Science, Center for Sexual Health Promotion, SPH 116, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Sexual Behavior Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 44/7(2015-10-01), 2015-2026 0004-0002 44:7<2015 2015 44 10508