Bi Now, Gay Later: Implicit and Explicit Binegativity Among Irish University Students

Morrison, Todd G.; Harrington, R. S.; McDermott, Daragh T.

doi:10.1080/15299716.2010.500952

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“…This is in line with past studies that have shown that women are not as bi-negative as men (Herek, 2002;Morrison et al, 2010;Steffens & Wagner, 2004). In contrast to our hypothesis, our results did not show the expected difference between the two manipulation conditions.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…For some reason, they remained in the shadow of prejudice and discrimination. Thus studies distinguish between homophobia and biphobia (Israel & Mohr, 2004;Morrison et al, 2010;Ochs, 1996;Yost & Thomas, 2012).…”

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confidence: 96%

“…People who define themselves as 'bisexual' do not confine themselves to one sex or gender when considering a romantic or sexual partner. For some reason, many find that awkward and unsettling (Herek, 2002;Morrison, Harrington, & McDermott, 2010). Discrimination based on sexual orientation is a serious problem.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Compared to other adolescents, LGBT adolescents are more likely to engage in health-risk behaviors, including drug abuse and suicide (Kann et al, 2011). Morrison et al (2010) showed that bi-negativity-defined as negative attitudes toward bisexuals-can be shown to exist in explicit or implicit tests. Herek's (2002) wide-ranging research has compared attitudes toward various social minorities.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Therefore, we hypothesized that blurring the dichotomous view of gender will reduce bi-negativity. And based on a review of past research, we expected men to display more bi-negativity than women (Eliason, 2001;Mohr & Rochlen, 1999;Morrison et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Don't Bi-Negative: Reduction of Negative Attitudes Toward Bisexuals by Blurring the Gender Dichotomy

Rubinstein

Makov

Sarel

2013

Journal of Bisexuality

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Bisexual people suffer from stereotypes and negative attitudes. The authors investigated one possible explanation for this bi-negativity: that bisexuality, being nonmonosexual, challenges the deep-rooted dichotomous gender construct. Sixty-two participants were randomly assigned to read one of two vignettes: One blurred gender differences, the other emphasized them. Results showed first that there was greater bi-negativity among men compared to women. Among participants who were not personally acquainted with bisexuals, those in the blurring condition displayed less bi-negativity than those in the emphasizing condition. Findings suggest that the binary gender construct can indeed interfere with acceptance of bisexuals. This, in turn, suggests a way to reduce bi-negativity and thus may prove beneficial in improving the well-being of the bisexual community.

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confidence: 97%

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confidence: 98%

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confidence: 99%

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Don't Bi-Negative: Reduction of Negative Attitudes Toward Bisexuals by Blurring the Gender Dichotomy

Rubinstein

Makov

Sarel

2013

Journal of Bisexuality

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Contact with bisexual individuals reduces binegativity among heterosexuals and lesbian women and gay men

Lytle

Dyar

Levy

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Euro J Social Psych

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Although binegativity, the stigmatization of bisexuality, is prevalent among heterosexual and lesbian and gay communities, little research has addressed how the quantity and quality of intergroup contact affect binegativity. Drawing on intergroup contact theory, this study examined contact with and attitudes toward bisexuals among heterosexual undergraduates, heterosexual adults, and lesbians and gay men. Knowing more bisexuals (quantity) predicted more positive attitudes toward and decreased intergroup anxiety with male and female bisexuals. A multilevel structural equation model indicated that contact quality simultaneously predicted higher perceived stability of female bisexuality (but not male bisexuality) and tolerance of and less intergroup anxiety with male and female bisexuals when contact quantity was controlled for. This research suggests that both quantity and quality of contact with bisexuals predicts improved intergroup attitudes. Implications for future research on reducing binegativity are discussed.

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‘To be honest, I’ve never associated too much with being Irish …’: Bisexualities and Belonging in the Post-Marriage Equality Era

Reid-Buckley

2023

Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

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Bi Now, Gay Later: Implicit and Explicit Binegativity Among Irish University Students

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Don't Bi-Negative: Reduction of Negative Attitudes Toward Bisexuals by Blurring the Gender Dichotomy

Don't Bi-Negative: Reduction of Negative Attitudes Toward Bisexuals by Blurring the Gender Dichotomy

Contact with bisexual individuals reduces binegativity among heterosexuals and lesbian women and gay men

‘To be honest, I’ve never associated too much with being Irish …’: Bisexualities and Belonging in the Post-Marriage Equality Era

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