Date of Award
January 2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
RaeAnn E. Anderson
Abstract
Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) bisexual+ (bi+, e.g., pansexual, polysexual) women disproportionately experience sexual violence victimization and their acceptability of applicable interventions is under-researched. Online self-report data was collected from 240 ethnoracially diverse bi+ adult American women, who identified as TGD (n = 69) or cisgender (cis; n = 171), and who read standardized descriptions of interventions. TGD bi+ women found intervention descriptions inclusive of their sexual and gender identities—and those including in-person active resistance strategy instruction (bystander/self-defense)—more acceptable. Intervention descriptions with alcohol use and/or sexual activity reduction components were largely found to be less acceptable. Intervention elements of importance included small group size, efficacy evidence—and chiefly—confidentiality. Most TGD bi+ women reported lifetime sexual violence victimization (88%) and childhood sexual abuse (57%). Anticipated victim-blaming and stigma may explain TGD bi+ women’s reduced acceptability of intervention descriptions targeting changing their behaviors to reduce sexual violence victimization.
Recommended Citation
Kuhn, Sara K., "An Intersectional Exploration And Analogue Investigation Of Transgender And Gender Diverse Bi+ Women’s Preferences For Sexual Violence Vulnerability Reduction Interventions" (2025). Theses and Dissertations. 7523.
https://commons.und.edu/theses/7523