Bisexual Women in a Romantic Relationship

Coming out and Internalized Binegativity in Same/Different Gender Couples

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12759595
AutoresStefano Isolani (0000-0002-3660-248X, Sapienza University of Rome), Jessica Pistella (0000-0002-4133-0503, Sapienza University of Rome), Claudia Chiarolanza (0000-0002-8726-4724, Sapienza University of Rome), M Baldi (0000-0002-5110-4331, Sapienza University of Rome), Alessio Masturzi (0000-0002-5640-291X, Sapienza University of Rome), Ashley K Randall (0000-0003-3794-4163, Arizona State University), Pamela J Lannutti (0000-0003-1547-9205, Widener University), Yuvamathi Gandhi (0000-0001-6561-8184, Arizona State University), Tamas Martos (0000-0001-5946-1299, University of Szeged), Orsolya Rosta‐Filep (0000-0002-7823-9439, Semmelweis University), Emanuele Basili (0000-0001-8396-9519, Sapienza University of Rome), Roberto Baiocco (0000-0002-6372-3762, Sapienza University of Rome, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen24
Número3
Páginas325-346
Fecha de publicación2024-02-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Bisexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1529-9716 • E-ISSN: 1529-9724
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15299716.2024.2321624
OpenAlexW4392236958
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas73

The coming out process represents an essential milestone for bisexual identity formation. Bisexual people may face challenges in navigating relationships due to internalized binegativity, i.e., they may struggle with disclosing their sexual orientation to partners or fear being stereotyped or fetishized based on their bisexuality. To our knowledge, no studies deepen the association between the coming out process and internalized binegativity, considering the different forms of couples (same-gender vs. different-gender) in which bisexual women are involved. We reached 157 Italian cisgender bisexual women (Mage = 25.91; SDage = 6.24). Of them, 44% were in a same-gender relationship, while 56% were in a different-gender relationship. A moderated moderation showed that relationship commitment moderates the moderating effect of the type of couple on the association between coming out and internalized binegativity. We found that the coming out process impacts internalized binegativity considering the moderated effects of the type of couple and relationship commitment supports further investigation on coming out and bisexuality. Considering the scarcity of data on the coming out process and internalized binegativity of bisexual women, the present study is an important step forward in understanding bisexual women’s well-being

Association (psychology · Coming out · Developmental psychology · Lesbian · Moderation · Psychotherapist · Romance · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology