Bisexual identity denial and health
Exploring the role of societal meta-perceptions and belonging threats among bisexual adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melanie R Maimon (0000-0003-3355-2218, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Diana T Sanchez (0000-0002-8684-6183, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Analia F Albuja (0000-0002-9156-2628, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Kristina Howansky (0000-0003-1704-9436, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 515-527 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298868.2019.1624275 |
| OpenAlex | W2947734019 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 37 |
Bisexual individuals frequently experience identity denial from others due to perceptions that bisexuality is an illegitimate identity. Bisexual individuals have worse psychological health than gay, lesbian, and heterosexual people, but the reasons for these disparities are not well understood. Across a two-sample correlational study (Total N = 445) utilizing path analyses, we tested belonging uncertainty, bisexual meta-stereotypes, and meta-legitimacy perceptions as mediators of the relationship between identity denial and depressive symptoms. More frequent identity denial was related to greater belonging uncertainty, greater bisexual meta-stereotypes, lower meta-legitimacy, and greater reported depressive symptoms, with belonging uncertainty mediating the relationship between identity denial and depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that identity denial is related to the social and psychological health of bisexual individuals
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Multimodel Inference
| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |