SO*FLY Study

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Research Summaries

Our team is committed to sharing findings from our research with community members through brief non-academic summaries of the academic papers we've published.

Academic Articles

We have published several academic journal articles using data from the SO*FLY Study. If you would like to read any of the papers listed below and do not have access, please contact us with the paper title and we can send you the PDF.

We have additional articles in progress so please check back.

(From Newest to Oldest)

1. Ranker LR, Katz-Wise SL, Gordon AR, Korkodilos R, Xuan Z, Nelson KM. Sexual orientation identity and attraction changes among youth: prospective versus retrospective measurement. Annals of Epidemiology. 2025;112:8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.10.006 

2. Ranker LR, Korkodilos R, Conti J, et al. One-in-ten adolescents and young adults report changes in their sexual orientation identity over 2-month follow-up: Results from a longitudinal cohort study. Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. Published online January 2, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000782 

3. Katz-Wise SL, Ranker LR, Korkodilos R, Conti J, Nelson KM, Xuan Z, Gordon AR. Will all youth answer sexual orientation and gender-related survey questions? An analysis of missingness in a large US survey of adolescents and young adults. Psychological Methods. 2024. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000652 

4. Katz-Wise SL, Ranker LR, Gordon AR, Xuan Z, Nelson KM. Sociodemographic patterns in sexual orientation identity and attraction change in the Sexual Orientation Fluidity in Youth (SO*FLY) Study. Journal of Adolescent Health; 72: 437-443. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.10.015 

5. Katz-Wise SL, Todd KP. The current state of sexual fluidity research. Current Opinion in Psychology. 2022; 48: 101497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101497