2005/01/01 by Kimberly F. Balsam, Esther D. Rothblum, Theodore P. Beauchaine · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #Intimate Partner and Family Violence #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies #Sex work and related issues #Lesbian #Sexual orientation #Psychology #Sexual minority #Homosexuality #Sexual abuse #Heterosexuality #Clinical psychology #Developmental psychology #Poison control #Suicide prevention #Social psychology #Medicine
paper · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.73.3.477
openalex publication_date 2005/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
Lifetime victimization was examined in a primarily European American sample that comprised 557 lesbian/gay, 163 bisexual, and 525 heterosexual adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) participants were recruited via LGB e-mail lists, periodicals, and organizations; these participants recruited 1 or more siblings for participation in the study (81% heterosexual, 19% LGB). In hierarchical linear modeling analyses, sexual orientation was a significant predictor of most of the victimization variables. Compared with heterosexual participants, LGB participants reported more childhood psychological and physical abuse by parents or caretakers, more childhood sexual abuse, more partner psychological and physical victimization in adulthood, and more sexual assault experiences in adulthood. Sexual orientation differences in sexual victimization were greater among men than among women.