TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender Differences in Identity Concerns Among Sexual Minority Young Adults in China
T2 - Socioeconomic Status, Familial, and Cultural Factors
AU - Wong, Day
AU - Zhang, Wei
AU - Kwan, Yee Wan
AU - Wright, Eric
N1 - Funding Information:
The research project was supported by the General Research Grant of the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. We are indebted to all our partner organizations China Lala Alliance, Zhitong Guangzhou LGBT Center, Straight-Gay Alliance, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays China, and Midnight Blue Shenzhen for their endeavors to help distribute the online survey and recruit in-depth interview participants for this research project. We sincerely thank the volunteers Dian Dian, Xu Yuan, Wang Yiran, Hope and Wei Yuan for their participation in the early phase of the research project.
PY - 2019/12
Y1 - 2019/12
N2 - This paper examines gender differences in the identity concerns of sexual minorities in China and the impact of individual and community-level socioeconomic statuses, familial, and cultural factors. A sample of 1076 non-heterosexual young adults (employed, aged 20–35) completed an online questionnaire on only child status, co-residence with parents, traditional values, familial pressure to marry, identity concerns, and demographic information. The findings show that gender impacts identity concerns. Men indicated a higher level of identity concern than women. Both traditional values and familial pressure to marry positively predict the level of identity concern for men and women. While co-residence with parents is a significant predictor for men, women are more affected by region of residence. The findings suggest that the identity concerns of men are mainly related to familial and cultural factors while women’s concerns are also influenced by community-related socioeconomic-status factors. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the role of gender in shaping the lives and experiences of sexual minority people in contemporary China.
AB - This paper examines gender differences in the identity concerns of sexual minorities in China and the impact of individual and community-level socioeconomic statuses, familial, and cultural factors. A sample of 1076 non-heterosexual young adults (employed, aged 20–35) completed an online questionnaire on only child status, co-residence with parents, traditional values, familial pressure to marry, identity concerns, and demographic information. The findings show that gender impacts identity concerns. Men indicated a higher level of identity concern than women. Both traditional values and familial pressure to marry positively predict the level of identity concern for men and women. While co-residence with parents is a significant predictor for men, women are more affected by region of residence. The findings suggest that the identity concerns of men are mainly related to familial and cultural factors while women’s concerns are also influenced by community-related socioeconomic-status factors. This paper contributes to a better understanding of the role of gender in shaping the lives and experiences of sexual minority people in contemporary China.
KW - China
KW - Family
KW - Gender
KW - LGBT
KW - Sexual identity
KW - Socioeconomic status
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065485814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12119-019-09607-5
DO - 10.1007/s12119-019-09607-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065485814
SN - 1095-5143
VL - 23
SP - 1167
EP - 1187
JO - Sexuality and Culture
JF - Sexuality and Culture
IS - 4
ER -