title: The association between sexual orientation identity and behavior across race/ethnicity, sex, and age in a probability sample of high school students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the prevalence and associations between behavioral and identity dimensions of sexual orientation among adolescents in the United States, with consideration of differences associated with race/ethnicity, sex, and age.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used pooled data from 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys to estimate prevalence of sexual orientation variables within demographic sub-groups. We used multilevel logistic regression models to test differences in the association between sexual orientation identity and sexual behavior across groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was substantial incongruence between behavioral and identity dimensions of sexual orientation, which varied across sex and race/ethnicity. Whereas girls were more likely to identify as bisexual, boys showed a stronger association between same-sex behavior and a bisexual identity. The pattern of association of age with sexual orientation differed between boys and girls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results highlight demographic differences between 2 sexual orientation dimensions, and their congruence, among 13- to 18-year-old adolescents. Future research is needed to better understand the implications of such differences, particularly in the realm of health and health disparities.
authors: Brian Mustanski, Michelle Birkett, and George J. Greene are with the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Margaret Rosario is with the Department of Psychology at City University of New York-City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY. Wendy Bostwick is with Public Health and Health Education Programs in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. Bethany G. Everett is with the Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors: Brian
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authors: Mustanski
authors: Michelle
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authors: Birkett
authors: George J
authors: GJ
authors: Greene
authors: Margaret
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authors: Rosario
authors: Wendy
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authors: Bostwick
authors: Bethany G
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authors: Everett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019529:Sexuality / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States