Impediments to academic performance of bisexual college students
Nicole Aydt Klein1, Michael G Dudley
1a Department of Kinesiology and Health Education , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville , Illinois.
Objective:
To investigate health-related impediments to academic success for bisexual college students.
Participants:
Respondents to the Fall 2011 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II) survey who self-identified as bisexual, heterosexual, gay, or lesbian.
Methods:
Secondary analyses of the ACHA-NCHA II data were conducted to compare the experiences of bisexual students with both each other (bisexual men and bisexual women) and those of their nonbisexual counterparts (heterosexual and gay/lesbian students).
Results:
Bisexual college students are a large and distinct sexual minority group. On all measures with the exception of discrimination, bisexual college students reported the strongest threats to academic success of all sexual orientations.
Conclusions:
Given the unique impediments for bisexual students, college health professionals should consider specifically addressing needs for bisexual students, bisexual women in particular.
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