Minority Stress and Bisexual Women’s Disordered Eating
The Role of Maladaptive Coping
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8913992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laurel B Watson (0000-0003-2539-4467, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA, corresponding author), Brandon L Velez (0000-0003-0773-0308, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA), Jenna M Brownfield (0000-0001-7244-3511, University of Missouri–Kansas City), Jenna Brownfield (University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA), Mirella J Flores (University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1158-1186 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011000016669233 |
| OpenAlex | W2569577249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 58 |
The purpose of this study was to explore the link between bisexual women’s experiences of anti-bisexual discrimination and disordered eating, while examining potential mediating variables underlying this link: outness/identity concealment and maladaptive coping (i.e., coping via internalization, detachment, and drug and alcohol use). A total of 353 bisexual women participated in this study. The relationship between outness and disordered eating was not significant. Higher levels of anti-bisexual discrimination were related to more disordered eating behaviors, and this relationship was mediated by coping via internalization. However, anti-bisexual discrimination was directly related to more coping via detachment and drug and alcohol use. Findings from the study suggest that attending to bisexual women’s experiences of discrimination in counseling is particularly important. Moreover, assisting bisexual women in resisting internalization of discriminatory experiences may be a potential point of intervention for mental health professionals working with bisexual women experiencing disordered eating
Coping (psychology · Disordered eating · Eating disorders · Internalization · Mental health · Minority stress · Psychotherapist · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Sexually Objectifying Environments
An Inhospitable World
Integrating minority stress theory and the tripartite influence model
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Development and Initial Validation of Measures of Proximal Stigmas and Experiences of Discrimination for Minor Attracted People
LGBTQ+ Engagement in Activism
The Prevalence and Correlates of Eating Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
Advances in testing the statistical significance of mediation effects.
Navigating the borderlands
Development and validation of a Coping with Discrimination Scale
Adaptation to sexual orientation stigma
Testing the tenets of minority stress theory in workplace contexts.
The Eating Attitudes Test
Perceived experiences of anti-bisexual prejudice
Testing Moderator and Mediator Effects in Counseling Psychology Research.
Racism as a stressor for African Americans
Psychological Distress in Sexual Minorities
Exploring coping mediators between heterosexist oppression and posttraumatic stress symptoms among lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons
Coping as a mediator of internalized homophobia and psychological distress among young adult sexual minority women
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Sexual minority self-identification
The positive aspects of a bisexual self-identification
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Attitudes Toward Bisexual Women and Men
Between a Gay and a Straight Place
Sexual Minority Reflections on the Kinsey Scale and the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
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LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness
Sexual Objectification of Women
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Mental Health Issues
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Validation of the Coping With Discrimination Scale in Sexual Minorities
Minority Stress and Mental Health in Gay Men
An Analysis of Coping in a Middle-Aged Community Sample
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |