The Biphobia Scale a Decade Later: Reflections and Additions

Mulick, Patrick S.; Wright, Lester W.

doi:10.1080/15299716.2011.620486

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“…32–35 Analyses of these scales have demonstrated that men are more likely to have negative attitudes toward bisexuality than women do, and that male bisexuality is more stigmatized than female bisexuality. 33, 34 However, little work has been done to test how strong these associations are when controlling for other important demographic variables, such as age, race/ethnicity, and income. Previous studies have explored perceptions of the concept of “bisexuality” in both straight and gay/lesbian samples, not necessarily attitudes toward bisexual men and women.…”

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From Bias to Bisexual Health Disparities: Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States

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PUROPSE A newly emergent literature suggest that bisexual men and women face profound health disparities in comparison to both heterosexual and homosexual individuals. Additionally, bisexual individuals often experience prejudice, stigma, and discrimination from both gay/lesbian and straight communities, termed “biphobia.” However, only limited research exists that empirically tests the extent and predictors of this double discrimination. The Bisexualities: Indiana Attitudes Survey (BIAS) was developed to test associations between biphobia and sexual identity. METHODS Using standard techniques, we developed and administered a scale to a purposive online sample of adults from a wide range of social networking websites. We conducted exploratory factor analysis to refine scales assessing attitudes toward bisexual men and bisexual women, respectively. Using generalized linear modeling, we assessed relationships between BIAS scores and sexual identity, adjusting for covariates. RESULTS Two separately gendered scales were developed, administered, and refined: BIAS-m (n=645), focusing on attitudes toward bisexual men; and BIAS-f (n=631), focusing on attitudes toward bisexual women. Across scales, sexual identity significantly predicted response variance. Lesbian/gay respondents had lower levels of bi-negative attitudes than their heterosexual counterparts (all p-values <.05); bisexual respondents had lower levels of bi-negative attitudes than their straight counterparts (all p-values <.001); and bisexual respondents had lower levels of bi-negative attitudes than their lesbian/gay counterparts (all p-values <.05). Within racial/ethnic minority respondents, biracial/multiracial status was associated with lower bi-negativity scores (all p-values <.05). CONCLUSION This study provides important quantitative support for theories related to biphobia and double discrimination. Our findings provide strong evidence for understanding how stereotypes and stigma may lead to dramatic disparities in depression, anxiety, stress, and other health outcomes among bisexual individuals in comparison to their heterosexual and homosexual counterparts. Our results yield valuable data for informing social awareness and intervention efforts that aim to decrease bi-negative attitudes within both straight and gay/lesbian communities, with the ultimate goal of alleviating health disparities among bisexual men and women.

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From Bias to Bisexual Health Disparities: Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States

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“…In other studies, heterosexual men report greater prejudice toward gay men than they do toward lesbian women, whereas heterosexual women do not make this distinction in their attitudes (Herek, 1988;LaMar & Kite, 1998;Mata, Ghavami, & Wittig, 2010). Still other studies have shown gender differences between heterosexual men and women on their attitudes toward bisexual men but not on their attitudes toward bisexual women (Mulick & Wright, 2011), possibly because heterosexual men hold less negative attitudes toward bisexual women than bisexual men, thus attenuating these gender differences. Indeed, similar to patterns found when looking at prejudice toward gay men and lesbian women, heterosexual men report greater prejudice toward bisexual men than they do toward bisexual women, whereas heterosexual women do not make this distinction (Yost & Thomas, 2012).…”

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Sexual Prejudice: Advances in Conceptual and Empirical Models

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Birkett²

2016

The Cambridge Handbook of the Psychology of Prejudice

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“…There are also a range of cross-cutting forms of structural discrimination that intersect with biphobia in diverse ways (see Chapter 3). According to Mulick and Wright (2011), bisexual men appear to experience higher levels of biphobia than do bisexual women and in different ways; the stereotype is that 'bisexual men are dangerous whereas bisexual women are titillating and not to be taken seriously' (Owen, 2011, p.495; see also Klesse, 2005). Patterns of racial discrimination also affect the types of biphobia experienced by individuals.…”

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2015

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The Biphobia Scale a Decade Later: Reflections and Additions

Cited by 33 publications

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From Bias to Bisexual Health Disparities: Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States

From Bias to Bisexual Health Disparities: Attitudes Toward Bisexual Men and Women in the United States

Sexual Prejudice: Advances in Conceptual and Empirical Models

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