Bisexual Stereotypes Apply Differently by Body Size

An Assessment of Bisexual Prototypicality, Trait Application, and Body Size

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ID12759379
AutoresF Oswald (0000-0003-1491-1860, Pennsylvania State University), Amanda Champion (0000-0002-3627-8288, Simon Fraser University), Devinder Khera (0000-0001-5548-4549, Western University), Jenna Mitchell (Kwantlen Polytechnic University), Cory L Pedersen (0000-0002-9769-3207, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume21
Fascículo4
Páginas484-515
Data de publicação2021-10-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2021.1994905
OpenAlexW3212918003
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas70

We blend person perception work with queer appearance psychology to examine the relationship between body size and bisexuality. In an online survey (N = 472, Mage = 25.15, 63.8% women), we examined the specific traits associated with a range of computer-modeled bodies identified as bisexual. We found that average body sizes were perceived as most prototypical of both bisexual men and bisexual women, skinny, and fat bodies were more associated with clusters of traits that contrast with common stereotypes about bisexuality. Additionally, we found that bisexual men were associated with increased masculinity and decreased femininity relative to bisexual women, and found a general, though nonsignificant trend such that bisexual men were perceived as having heightened androcentric desire relative to women. Finally, we found evidence for the role of typicality as a mediator of perceived prejudice; less prototypical bodies tended to be perceived as experiencing greater prejudice based on body size

Developmental psychology · Femininity · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Masculinity · Perception · Prejudice (legal term · Queer · Social perception · Stereotype (UML · Trait · Transgender · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology