Translating Knowledge of Sexual Configurations Theory via Instructional Videos
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Authors
Beischel, Will
Schudson, Zach
Hoskin, Rhea
Mao, Jane
Zielinski, Alexa
van Anders, Sari
Date
2020-11-11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Keyword
Knowledge translation , Sexual diversity , Gender diversity , Sexual configurations theory , Gender identity , Sexual orientation
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Abstract
Gender/sex and sexual diversity are increasingly understood by the public as complex. But, scientific frameworks that address the complexity of gender/sex and sexual diversity are few and not well situated for the public. Sexual configurations theory (SCT; van Anders, 2015) is one approach that provides a visual framework for understanding and measuring gender/sex and sexual diversity. But how might knowledge users and creators actually use it? To make SCT more accessible to researchers, educators, clinicians, and the general public, we created three instructional videos (individual gender/sex, gender/sex sexuality, and partner number sexuality) that explained SCT and demonstrated how to use its diagrams. Participants (N = 242) of diverse gender/sex and sexual identities, including professionals who work in gender/sex- and sexuality-related fields, watched one of the three videos, filled out the diagrams, and evaluated the video and diagrams via scaled and open-ended questions. Results demonstrated that the SCT videos were sufficient for most participants to fill out the diagrams. Participants evaluated the video generally positively, with some variation by condition, identity group, and professional status. These results indicate that instructional videos are able to translate SCT, potentially facilitating uptake of SCT by clinicians, researchers, and educators as well as increasing awareness of gender/sex and sexual diversity more broadly within the public.
Description
This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01797-6
Citation
Beischel, W.J., Schudson, Z.C., Hoskin, R.A. et al. Translating Knowledge of Sexual Configurations Theory via Instructional Videos. Arch Sex Behav 50, 23–43 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01797-6
Publisher
Springer Nature