Variations in sexual identity milestones among asexual people

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dc.check.date2025-11-07en
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dc.contributor.authorKelleher, Sinéaden
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Mikeen
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Raeganen
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-20T11:42:58Z
dc.date.available2024-11-20T11:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-07en
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing interest in the interpersonal factors that shape the development of asexual individual’s sexual identity, including age, gender, and romantic orientation. In this study, we examined variability in timing and pacing of asexual identity development milestones, with a focus on the diversity present in the asexual population. Among a sample of 317 participants aged 18–59 from three distinct birth cohorts, we measured participants’ ages of asexual identity development milestones, including: first awareness of a lack of sexual attraction, first searching for orientation, first discovery of the term asexuality, first self-identification, and first disclosure. Participants from more recent cohorts reported earlier and accelerated pacing of milestones relative to those from middle and older cohorts. Subgroups defined by gender also varied in milestone timing, with cisgender participants experiencing asexual identity development milestones at a later age than gender non-binary cohorts. No significant difference in milestones were found among romantic orientation sub-groups, apart from the timing of identity disclosure. Romantic-identified asexual individuals disclosed their asexual identities much sooner than aromantic-identified asexual individuals following identification as asexual. By comparing differences within subpopulations, the results of this study extend upon our understanding of the various sub-identities that exist within the asexual population and attend to different experiences within the asexual community. This in turn contributes towards our understanding of how asexual people experience interpersonal relationships, their interactions with others, and how they develop a positive sense of identity.en
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dc.identifier.citationKelleher, S., Murphy, M. and Murphy, R. (2024) 'Variations in sexual identity milestones among asexual people', Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03031-zen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03031-zen
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2800en
dc.identifier.issn0004-0002en
dc.identifier.journaltitleArchives of Sexual Behavioren
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16659
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen
dc.rights© 2024, the Authors, under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Archives of Sexual Behavior. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03031-zen
dc.subjectAsexualityen
dc.subjectIdentity development milestonesen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectRomantic orientationen
dc.titleVariations in sexual identity milestones among asexual peopleen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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