We are pleased to share a new publication from the PRESAJ Study, which examines the links between changes in sexual identity in adolescents and sexual well-being.
Titled Longitudinal changes in sexual identity during adolescence and their associations with sexual well-being, the article examines how different sexual identity trajectories over a three year period are associated with later sexual well-being among more than 3000 Canadian adolescents.
The findings show that adolescents with plurisexual identities reported lower sexual satisfaction and greater sexual distress than consistently heterosexual adolescents, whereas those who were questioning their identity or identifying as an emerging sexual minority reported higher levels of sexual desire and arousal.
These results highlight the diversity of sexual identity development during adolescence and highlight the importance of considering the unique experiences of sexual minority youth when promoting sexual well-being.
Congratulations to Alice and her collaborators on this publication!
To read the full article: https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70171
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