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Markie L. C. Twist, Christopher K. Belous, Candice A Maier, Melissa K. Bergdall
Sexual and Relationship Therapy, vol. 32(3-4), 2017, pp. 291-308
Sexual and Relationship Therapy, vol. 32(3-4), 2017, pp. 291-308
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Twist, M. L. C., Belous, C. K., Maier, C. A., & Bergdall, M. K. (2017). Considering technology-based ecological elements in lesbian, gay, and bisexual partnered relationships. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 32(3-4), 291–308. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2017.1397945
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Twist, Markie L. C., Christopher K. Belous, Candice A Maier, and Melissa K. Bergdall. “Considering Technology-Based Ecological Elements in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Partnered Relationships.” Sexual and Relationship Therapy 32, no. 3-4 (2017): 291–308.
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Twist, Markie L. C., et al. “Considering Technology-Based Ecological Elements in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Partnered Relationships.” Sexual and Relationship Therapy, vol. 32, no. 3-4, 2017, pp. 291–308, doi:10.1080/14681994.2017.1397945.
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@article{markie2017a,
title = {Considering technology-based ecological elements in lesbian, gay, and bisexual partnered relationships},
year = {2017},
issue = {3-4},
journal = {Sexual and Relationship Therapy},
pages = {291-308},
volume = {32},
doi = {10.1080/14681994.2017.1397945},
author = {Twist, Markie L. C. and Belous, Christopher K. and Maier, Candice A and Bergdall, Melissa K.}
}
Abstract
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual-identifying (LGB) individuals and couples have a longer and more involved history of Internet-based technological engagement when compared to their heterosexual-identifying counterparts. Yet consideration to the way that technology influences LGB relationships is rarely addressed. The purpose of this study was to consider the role of technology-based ecological elements in LGB-partnered relationships. To do this, a sample of university students completed an online survey focused on gathering information on technology practices as part of a larger project. The majority of the participants reported that they were accessible via technologies, their technologies were affordable, and that sexting within one's primary relationship was acceptable to the highest degree. From these results, implications for LGB individuals and couples include the need for increasing awareness and mindfulness around the effects of the ecological elements, the need for addressing these ecological elements in relationships, and the importance of establishing clear definitions, rules, roles, and boundaries around what is problematic and helpful in relation to technology use in partnered relationships. Clinical implications for relational and family therapists, as well as sex therapists, are also discussed.
