Asexual identity development and internalisation: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

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dc.contributor.authorKelleher, Sinéad
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Mike
dc.contributor.authorSu, Xin
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-04T14:10:27Z
dc.date.available2022-05-04T14:10:27Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-23
dc.date.updated2022-05-04T14:05:35Z
dc.description.abstractIndividuals who do not experience sexual attraction and adopt an asexual identity are the focus of increasing amounts of psychological and sociological research. A scoping review was conducted to identify current knowledge of asexuality and components of asexual identity development and internalisation that emerge within literature. Findings from 29 articles were analysed and formed into themes that best describe the key events and sense-making processes underlying identity development, such as coming-out, the reactions of others and how asexuals interpret their identity. These findings indicate that heteronormativity and compulsory sexuality play a role in how individuals internalise their asexuality, which in turn, shapes their identity development. Despite this, considerable gaps in the literature concerning partner relationships, stigmatisation, isolation and the impact that this has on asexuals’ wellbeing continue to exist. Thus, future research should examine the challenges faced by asexuals such as identity development within a heteronormative and allonormative context and the resources available to ameliorate them.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationKelleher, S., Murphy, M. and Su, X. (2022) 'Asexual identity development and internalisation: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative evidence', Psychology and Sexuality, 14(1), pp.45-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2022.2057867en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19419899.2022.2057867en
dc.identifier.eissn1941-9902
dc.identifier.endpage72en
dc.identifier.issn1941-9899
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePsychology and Sexualityen
dc.identifier.startpage45en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13143
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19419899.2022.2057867
dc.rights© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology & Sexuality on 03 Apr 2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10.1080/19419899.2022.2057867en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en
dc.subjectAsexualityen
dc.subjectIdentityen
dc.subjectSexualityen
dc.subjectInternalisationen
dc.subjectChallengesen
dc.titleAsexual identity development and internalisation: a scoping review of quantitative and qualitative evidenceen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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