Using an additive intersectional perspective, this study examined the roles of antibisexual discrimination and sexist experiences in relation to bisexual women’s psychological distress and well-being. In addition, group- (i.e., feminist and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ] collective action) and individual-level (i.e., resilience) protective factors were examined in these respective links. A total of 304 predominantly White, bisexual women participated in this study. At the bivariate level, results suggested that both antibisexual discrimination and sexist experiences were significantly related to more psychological distress. In addition, resilience and involvement in feminist and LGBTQ activities were related to more psychological well-being. When entered into a hierarchical regression analysis, sexism was uniquely positively related to psychological distress, whereas resilience and collective action were uniquely negatively related to distress. In addition, resilience moderated the sexism–distress link, such that the positive relationship became nonsignificant at high levels of resilience. In addition, resilience and collective action were uniquely positively related to psychological well-being. Results demonstrate the importance of attending to the role of discriminatory (i.e., antibisexual and sexist) experiences in bisexual women’s lives. Moreover, results suggest that resilience may be an important individual-level protective factor that may aid in bisexual women’s psychological health.

Findings point to the potential benefits of helping transracially adoptive parents explore different dimensions of their own social-cultural identity as a way to enhance their ability to recognize different forms of discrimination that their adopted children may face. (PsycINFO Database Record

The purpose of this article was to develop and evaluate evidence for reliability and validity of a multifactor measure of evasive attitudes of sexual orientation across two studies. The Evasive Attitudes of Sexual Orientation Scale (EASOS) was inspired by Neville, Lilly, Duran, Lee, and Browne's (2000) Colorblind Racial Attitudes Scale and existing literature on contemporary homonegativism. In Study 1, data from 221 heterosexual participants were included in an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and resulted in a 3-factor solution: Institutional Heterosexism, Aversive Heterosexism, and Heterosexual Privilege, with 1 global factor of Evasive Attitudes of Sexual Orientation. Correlational analyses with the present sample revealed evidence of convergent validity and a lack of response bias. The sample for Study 2 included 270 heterosexual participants. EFA results from Study 2 confirmed the factor structure found in Study 1. Hierarchical regression was used to assess incremental validity of scores in the newly developed measure. Results indicated that the EASOS explained participants' degree of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender persons (LGBT) allyship better than measures of homonegativity and modern heterosexism could alone. The present findings offer initial evidence for the use of the EASOS and may be valuable for future research on contemporary homonegativism. Public Significance StatementThis study provided a measurement to capture the ways heterosexual/straight people subtly and sometimes unintentionally discriminate toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) people by not recognizing the current ways heterosexism is experienced. Researchers are encouraged to consider the influence of failing to recognize the presence of institutional heterosexism, the need for further LGBQ-affirming legislation, and the continued existence of heterosexual privilege when examining modern beliefs and attitudes toward LGBQ people.

Findings are intended to help expand the concept of racial-ethnic socialization for transracially adoptive families and address the degree to which current research on racial-ethnic socialization can be applied to different transracially adoptive families. Results are intended to highlight ways that various social-cultural dimensions of family can culminate into different socialization experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record

Based on a study that compared the reports of 95 Asian transnational adoptees and their parents, results indicated that parents overestimated adoptees' openness to discussing racism and their positive attitudes toward ethnic heritage activities; however, results also revealed that parents underestimated the level of racism experienced by adoptees. Although parents' level of racial awareness made a difference in their views toward adoptees' encouraging behaviors, all parents, regardless of their racial awareness, underestimated the racism experienced by adoptees. Results speak to the need to explore Asian transnational adoptees' views of their parents' willingness to discuss issues of racism and the nature of the racial messages that they receive.