An Investigation of the Relationship between Psychological Flexibility and Bisexuality

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12759366
AutoresAndreea Hrehorciuc-Caragea (Beloit College, autor correspondente), Lawrence T White (Beloit College)
Ano2017
Volume17
Fascículo4
Páginas473-486
Data de publicação2017-10-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2017.1377137
OpenAlexW2769766417
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas36

The flexibility model of bisexuality views bisexuality as the successful integration of homosexual and heterosexual identities into a dual sexual orientation. In addition, the model characterizes bisexual individuals as cognitively and interpersonally flexible. In this study, the authors tested the “bisexuals are more flexible” hypothesis. Participants (N = 640; 40% bisexuals) completed an online survey that included the Cognitive Flexibility Scale, the Battery of Interpersonal Capabilities, and the Outness Inventory. Bisexuals and nonbisexuals did not differ on the two measures of psychological flexibility or outness. Asexuals, however, scored lower on cognitive flexibility and outness. Outness scores were correlated with scores on both measures of psychological flexibility, which suggests that persons who are more open about their sexual orientation are also more flexible, cognitively and interpersonally

Cognition · Cognitive flexibility · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Interpersonal communication · Orientation (vector space · Preference · Sexual orientation · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Mathematics · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology