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. 2022 Jun;29(2):283-304.
doi: 10.1111/pere.12418. Epub 2022 Jan 14.

Bi+ adults' daily wellbeing: The roles of relationship status and partner gender

Ellora Vilkin  1 , Joanne Davila  1 , Christina Dyar  2 , Brian A Feinstein  3
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Bi+ adults' daily wellbeing: The roles of relationship status and partner gender

Ellora Vilkin et al. Pers Relatsh. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

This study examined whether relationship involvement and partner gender were associated with between-person differences and within-person fluctuation in positive and negative affect and alcohol use among people who are attracted to more than one gender or regardless of gender (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, queer; bi+). 198 bi+ individuals (M age 26.97; 73.1% non-Latinx White) completed a 28-day diary study. Multilevel regression analyses modeled between-person differences in daily affect and alcohol use as a function of relationship status and partner gender. ANCOVAs were conducted to examine differences in within-person fluctuation. Results partially support past findings that relationship involvement may not confer benefits for bi+ people, and that mixed-gender partnerships could be particularly challenging. Future research directions are discussed.

Keywords: affect; alcohol use; bisexuality; daily diary data; gender differences; relationships.

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