2,454
Views
54
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Research

Negative identity experiences of bisexual and other non-monosexual people: A qualitative report

(PhD) , (PhD) , (MSW) & (MA)
Pages 152-172 | Received 06 May 2015, Accepted 12 Oct 2015, Published online: 04 Feb 2016

References

  • Almeida, D. M. ( 2005). Resilience and vulnerability to daily stressors assessed via diary methods. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(2), 64–68. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00336.x
  • Armstrong, H. L., & Reissing, E. D. ( 2014). Attitudes toward casual sex, dating, and committed relationships with bisexual partners. Journal of Bisexuality, 14(2), 236–264. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2014.902784.
  • Balsam, K. F., & Mohr, J. J. ( 2007). Adaptation to sexual orientation stigma: A comparison of bisexual and lesbian/gay adults. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54(3), 306–319.
  • Bauer, G. R., Jairam, J. A., & Baidoobonso, S. M. ( 2010). Sexual health, risk behaviors, and substance use in heterosexual-identified women with female sex partners: 2002 U.S. national survey of family growth. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 37(9), 531–537. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181d785f4.
  • Bauer, G. R., Hammond, R., Travers, R., Kaay, M., Hohenadel, K. M., & Boyce, M. ( 2009). “I don't think this is theoretical; this is our lives”: How erasure impacts health care for transgender people. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 20, 348–361. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.004.
  • Bleiberg, S., Fertmann, A., Godino, C., & Todhunter, A. ( 2005). The layer cake model of bisexual identity development. National Association for Campus Activities Programming Magazine, 37(8), 1–19. http://www.nyu.edu/residential.education/pdfs/article.bisexual.identity.pdf
  • Bostwick, W., Boyd, C. J., Hughes, T. L., West, B. T., & McCabe, S. E. ( 2014). Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in the United States. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84(1), 35–45. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0098851.
  • Bostwick, W. B., & Hequembourg, A. ( 2014). ‘Just a little hint’: Bisexual-specific microaggressions and their connection to epistemic injustices. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 16(5), 488–503. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2014.889754.
  • Bostwick, W. B., Boyd, C. J., Hughes, T. L., & McCabe, S. E. ( 2010). Dimensions of sexual orientation and the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 100(3), 468–475. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.152942.
  • Bower, J., Gurevich, M., & Mathieson, C. ( 2002). (Con)tested identities: Bisexual women reorient sexuality. Journal of Bisexuality, 2(2–3), 23–52. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J159v02n02_03.
  • Brennan, D. J., Ross, L. E., Dobinson, C., Veldhuizen, S., & Steele, L. S. ( 2010). Men's sexual orientation and health in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 101(3), 255–258.
  • Brewster, M. E., & Moradi, B. ( 2010). Perceived experiences of anti-bisexual prejudice: Instrument development and evaluation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 57(4), 451–468. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021116.
  • Bronfenbrenner, U. ( 1979). The Ecology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Callis, A. S. ( 2013). The black sheep of the pink flock: Labels, stigma, and bisexual identity. Journal of Bisexuality, 13(1), 82–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2013.755730.
  • Charmaz, K. ( 2006). Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative analysis. London, England: Sage.
  • Charmaz, K. ( 2008). Constructionism and the grounded theory method. In J. A. Holstein & J. F. Gubrium (Eds.), Handbook of constructionist research (pp. 397–412). New York. NY: The Guilford Press.
  • Conley, T. D., Devine, P. G., Rabow, J., & Evett, S. R. ( 2003). Gay men and lesbians' experiences in and expectations for interactions with heterosexuals. Journal of Homosexuality, 44(1), 83–109.
  • Conron, K. J., Mimiaga, M. J., & Landers, S. J. ( 2010). A population-based study of sexual orientation identity and gender differences in adult health. American Journal of Public Health, 100(10), 1953–1960. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2009.174169.
  • Corliss, H. L., Austin, S. B., Roberts, A. L., & Molnar, B. E. ( 2009). Sexual risk in “mostly heterosexual” young women: Influence of social support and caregiver mental health. Journal of Women's Health, 18(12), 2005–2010. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2009.1488.
  • Crockett, L. J., Iturbide, M. I., Torres Stone, R. A., McGinley, M., Raffaelli, M., & Carlo, G. ( 2007). Accultrative stress, social support, and coping: Relations to psychological adjustment among Mexican American college students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 13(4), 347–355.
  • D'Augelli, A. R. ( 1994). Identity development and sexual orientation: Toward a model of lesbian, gay, and bisexual development. In E. J. Trickett, R. J. Watts, & D. Birman (Eds.), Human diversity: Perspectives of people in context (pp. 312–333). San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
  • Dodge, B., Schnarrs, P. W., Reece, M., Martinez, O., Goncalves, G., Malebranche, D., Van Der Pol, B., Nix, R., & Fortenberry, J. D. ( 2012). Individual and social factors related to mental health concerns among bisexual men in the midwestern United States. Journal of Bisexuality, 12(2), 223–245.
  • Eliason, M. J. ( 1997). The prevalence and nature of biphobia in heterosexual undergraduate students. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 26(3), 317–326.
  • Flanders, C. E. ( 2015). Bisexual health: A daily diary analysis of stress and anxiety. Basic and Applied Social Psychology. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2015.1079202.
  • Flanders, C. E., Tarasoff, L. A., Legge, M. M., Robinson, M., & Gos, G. ( 2015). Positive identity experiences of bisexual and non-monosexual people: A qualitative report. Submitted for publication.
  • Galupo, M. P. ( 2007). Friendship patterns of sexual minority individuals in adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24, 5–17. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407506070480.
  • Glaser, B., & Strauss, A. L. ( 1967). The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Chicago, IL: Aldine.
  • Hardt, J., & Rutter, M. ( 2004). Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: Review of the evidence. Journal of Child Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, 45(2), 260–273.
  • Hartman, J. E. ( 2006). Another kind of “chilly climate”: The effects of lesbian separatism on bisexual women's identity and community. Journal of Bisexuality, 5(4), 61–76. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J159v05n04_06.
  • Hayfield, N., Clarke, V., & Halliwell, E. ( 2014). Bisexual women's understandings of social marginalization: The heterosexuals don't understand us but nor do the lesbians. Feminism & Psychology, 24(3), 352–372.
  • Hequembourg, A. L., & Brallier, S. A. ( 2009). An exploration of sexual minority stress across the lines of gender and sexual identity. Journal of Homosexuality, 56(3), 273–298. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918360902728517.
  • Herek, G. M. ( 2009). Hate crimes and stigma-related experiences among sexual minority adults in the United States: Prevalence estimates from a national probability sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24(1), 54–74. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508316477.
  • Herek, G. M. ( 2002). Heterosexuals' attitudes toward bisexual men and women in the United States. Journal of Sex Research, 39(4), 264–274.
  • Hoffman, A. ( 2007). An army of ex-lovers: My life at the gay community news. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press.
  • Israel, T., & Mohr, J. J. ( 2004). Attitudes toward bisexual women and men: Current research, future directions. In R. C. Fox (Ed.), Current research on bisexuality (pp. 117–134). New York, NY: Haworth.
  • Jorm, A. F., Korten, A. E., Rodgers, B., Jacomb, P. A., & Christensen, H. ( 2002). Sexual orientation and mental health: Results from a community survey of young and middle-aged adults. British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, 423–427.
  • Kerr, D. L., Santurri, L., & Peters, P. ( 2013). A comparison of lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual college undergraduate women on selected mental health issues. Journal of American College Health, 61(4), 185–194. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2013.787619.
  • Kertz, K., & Israel, T. ( 2001). The relationship between women's sexual identity and perceived wellness. Journal of Bisexuality, 2(2–3), 227–242. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J159v02n02_16.
  • Li, T., Dobinson, C., Scheim, A., & Ross, L. E. ( 2013). Unique issues bisexual people face in intimate relationships: A descriptive exploration of lived experience. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health, 17, 21–39. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2012.723607.
  • McLean, K. ( 2008). Inside, outside, nowhere: bisexual men and women in the gay and lesbian community. Journal of Bisexuality, 8(1–2), 63–80. Retrieved fromRetrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299710802143174.
  • Meth, P. ( 2003). Entries and omissions: Using solicited diaries in geographical research. Area, 35(2), 195–2015.
  • Meyer, I. ( 2003). Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: Conceptual issues and research evidence. Psychological Bulletin, 129(5), 647–697.
  • Mitchell, R. C., Davis, K. S., & Galupo, M. P. ( 2015). Comparing perceived experiences of prejudice among self-identified plurisexual people. Psychology & Sexuality, 6(3), 245–257.
  • Mohr, J. J., & Kendra, M. S. ( 2011). Revision and extension of a multidimensional measure of sexual minority identity: The Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(2), 234–245. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022858.
  • Mulick, P. S., & Wright, L. W. ( 2002). Examining the existence of biphobia in heterosexual and homosexual populations. Journal of Bisexuality, 2(4), 47–64. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J159v02n04_03.
  • Nadal, K. L., Issa, M. A., Leon, J., Meterko, V., Wideman, M., & Wong, Y. ( 2011). Sexual orientation microaggressions: “Death by a thousand cuts” for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. Journal of LGBT Youth, 8(3), 234–259. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2011.584204.
  • Ochs, R. ( 1996). Biphobia: It goes more than two ways. In B. A. Firestein (Ed.), Bisexuality: The psychology and politics of an invisible minority (pp. 218–225). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Otis, M. D., & Skinner, W. F. ( 1996). The prevalence of victimization and its effect on mental well-being among lesbian and gay people. Journal of Homosexuality, 30, 93–121. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J082v30n0305.
  • Ross, L. E., Bauer, G. R., MacLeod, M. A., Robinson, M., MacKay, J., & Dobinson, C. ( 2014). Mental health and substance use among bisexual youth an non-youth in Ontario, Canada. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e101604. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101604.
  • Ross, L. E., Dobinson, C., & Eady, A. ( 2010). Perceived determinants of mental health for bisexual people: a qualitative examination. American Journal of Public Health, 111(3), 496–502.
  • Rothblum, E. D., & Veinstock, J. ( 2014). Lesbian ex-lovers: The really long-term relationships. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Rust, P. C. ( 1995). Bisexuality and the challenge to lesbian politics: Sex, loyalty, and revolution. New York, NY: NYU Press.
  • Schick, V., Rosenberger, J. G., Herbenick, D., Calabrese, S. K., & Reece, M. ( 2012). Bidentity: Sexual behavior/identity congruence and women's sexual, physical and mental wellbeing. Journal of Bisexuality, 12, 178–197. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2012.674855
  • Schwarz, N., & Sudman, S. ( 1994). Autobiographical memory and the validity of retrospective reports. New York, NY: Springer Verlag.
  • Seif, H. ( 1999). To love women, or to not love men: Chronicles of lesbian identification. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 3(3), 33–44.
  • Steele, L. S., Ross, L. E., Dobinson, C., Velduizen, S., & Tinmouth, J. M. ( 2009). Women's sexual orientation and health: Results from a Canadian population-based survey. Women's Health, 49(5), 353–367. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03630240903238685.
  • Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J., Holder, A. M. B., Nadal K. L., & Esquilin, M. ( 2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life. American Psychologist, 62(4), 271–286.
  • Swim, J. K., Hyers, L. L., Cohen, L. L., & Ferguson, M. J. ( 2002). Everyday sexism: Evidence for its incidence, nature, and psychological impact from three daily diary studies. Journal of Social Issues, 57(1), 31–53. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/0022-4537.00200.
  • Swim, J. K., Johnston, K., & Pearson, N. B. ( 2009). Daily experiences with heterosexism: Relations between heterosexist hassles and psychological well-being. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28(5), 597–629. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2009.28.5.597.
  • Swim, J. K., Pearson, N. B., & Johnston, K. E. ( 2007). Daily encounters with heterosexism: A week in the life of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals. Journal of Homosexuality, 53(4), 18–31. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918360802101179.
  • Torres, L., & Ong, A. D. ( 2010). A daily diary investigation of Latino ethnic identity, discrimination, and depression. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(4), 561–568. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020652.
  • Vrangalova, Z., & Savin-Williams, R. C. ( 2012). Mostly heterosexual and mostly gay/lesbian: Evidence for new sexual orientation identities. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41(1), 85–101. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-9921-y.
  • Vrangalova, Z., & Savin-Williams, R. C. ( 2014). Psychological and physical health of mostly heterosexuals: A systematic review. Journal of Sex Research, 51(4), 410–445. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2014.883589.
  • Waldo, C. R. ( 1999). Working in a majority context: A structural model of heterosexism as minority stress in the workplace. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 46, 218–232. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022–0167.46.2.218
  • Ward, B. W., Dahlhamer, J. M., Galinsky, A. M., & Joestl, S. S. ( 2014). Sexual orientation and health among U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2013. National Health Statistics and Reports, 77, 1–10. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr077.pdf
  • Weinberg, M. S., Williams, C. J., & Pryor, D. W. ( 1994). Dual attraction: Understanding bisexuality. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Woodford, M. R., Howell, M. L., Silverschanz, P., & Yu, L. ( 2012). “That's so gay!”: Examining the covariates of hearing this expression among gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students. Journal of American College Health, 60(6), 429–434. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2012.673519.
  • Wright, A. J., & Wegner, R. T. ( 2012). Homonegative microaggressions and their impact on LGB individuals: A measure validity study. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 6(1), 34–54.
  • Yoshino, K. ( 2000). The epistemic contract of bisexual erasure. Stanford Law Review, 52(1), 353–461.
  • Yost, M. R., & Thomas, G. D. ( 2012). Gender and binegativity: Men's and women's attitudes toward male and female bisexuals. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 41(3), 691–702. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-011-9767-8.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.