Abstract Bisexual individuals face more negative mental health outcomes than members of both homosexual and heterosexual populations. However, there is little experimental research concerned with the reduction of binegativity. 136 participants were assigned to one of two experimental conditions or two control conditions. The experimental groups read a vignette that depicted a positive interaction with a bisexual individual, while the control groups received a similar vignette where the sexuality of the individual was not made salient. Each group completed a questionnaire regarding attitudes toward bisexuality, need for closure, and a demographic survey. A significant main effect of condition on both the tolerance and stability subscales of the ARBS-FM (F(1,114)=10.796, p<.001), (F(1,114)=3.963, p<.049) was found. The effect sizes for tolerance and stability were r2=.147 and r2=.107, respectively. Need for closure did not correlate with either subscales. Implications of these results are discussed.

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想象的群体间接触和封闭需求对双性恋态度的影响

摘要 双性恋者比同性恋者和异性恋者面临更多的负面心理健康结果。然而，很少有关于减少二负性的实验研究。136 名参与者被分配到两个实验条件或两个控制条件之一。实验组阅读了一个描述与双性恋者积极互动的小插图，而对照组则收到了一个类似的小插图，其中没有突出个人的性取向。每个小组都完成了一份关于对双性恋的态度、关闭的必要性和人口统计调查的问卷。发现条件对 ARBS-FM 的耐受性和稳定性分量表的显着主要影响 (F(1,114)=10.796, p<.001), (F(1,114)=3.963, p<.049)。耐受性和稳定性的影响大小分别为 r2=.147 和 r2=.107。关闭的需要与任何一个分量表都没有相关性。讨论了这些结果的含义。