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Motivations for Sexual Identity Concealment and Their Associations with Mental Health among Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, and Fluid (Bi+) Individuals
Journal of Bisexuality Pub Date : 2020-04-07 , DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2020.1743402
Brian A. Feinstein 1 , Casey D. Xavier Hall 1, 2 , Christina Dyar 1 , Joanne Davila 3
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Abstract Bisexual and other non-monosexual (bi+) people are at increased risk for depression and anxiety compared to both heterosexual and gay/lesbian people. Bi + people are also more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay/lesbian people are, and concealment is generally associated with negative mental health outcomes. Despite evidence that concealment is a particularly salient stressor for bi+ people, there has been a lack of attention to their motivations for concealment. As such, the goal of the current study was to examine the associations among concealment, motivations for concealment, and depression and generalized anxiety symptoms in a sample of 715 bi+ people who completed an online survey. Nearly half of participants endorsed purposely trying to conceal their bi+ identity in their day-to-day life, and concealment was significantly associated with higher levels of depression and generalized anxiety. Using exploratory factor analysis, we identified two motivations for concealment: intrapersonal motivations (e.g., one’s bi+ identity not being a central part of one’s overall identity, not being comfortable with being bi+) and interpersonal motivations (e.g., concern about being judged or treated negatively, concern about putting oneself at risk of physical harm). Interpersonal motivations were significantly associated with higher levels of depression and generalized anxiety, whereas intrapersonal motivations were not. In sum, while concealment may generally be associated with negative mental health outcomes, this may only be the case for those who conceal out of concern for discrimination and victimization. These findings highlight the importance of examining bi+ people’s motivations for concealing their sexual orientation in order to understand the extent to which they experience negative mental health outcomes.

中文翻译:

双性恋、泛性恋、酷儿和流动性 (Bi+) 个体隐藏性身份的动机及其与心理健康的关联

摘要 双性恋和其他非单性恋 (bi+) 人与异性恋和男/女同性恋者相比,患抑郁症和焦虑症的风险更高。Bi + 人也比男/女同性恋者更可能隐瞒自己的性取向,隐瞒通常与负面的心理健康结果有关。尽管有证据表明隐瞒对双性恋者来说是一个特别突出的压力源,但人们对他们隐瞒的动机缺乏关注。因此,当前研究的目标是在完成在线调查的 715 名双性恋者样本中检查隐瞒、隐瞒动机以及抑郁和广泛性焦虑症状之间的关联。近一半的参与者赞同在日常生活中故意隐藏自己的双性身份,隐瞒与更高水平的抑郁和广泛性焦虑显着相关。使用探索性因素分析,我们确定了两个隐瞒动机:内在动机(例如,一个人的双重身份不是一个人整体身份的核心部分,对双重身份感到不舒服)和人际动机(例如,担心受到负面评价或对待,担心将自己置于身体伤害的危险中)。人际动机与较高程度的抑郁和广泛性焦虑显着相关,而人际动机则不然。总而言之,虽然隐瞒通常可能与负面的心理健康结果有关,但这可能只适用于那些出于对歧视和受害的担忧而隐瞒的人。
更新日期:2020-04-07
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