Combating Bisexual Erasure: The Correspondence of Implicit and Explicit Sexual Identity
Combating Bisexual Erasure: The Correspondence of Implicit and Explicit Sexual Identity
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DOI：
10.1177/1948550620980916
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发表时间：
2020-12-21
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Kaiser, Cheryl R.
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作者：
Kirby, Teri A.;Merritt, Sally K.;Kaiser, Cheryl R.
异性恋者（即异性恋者）和同性恋者仍然质疑并抹去双性恋的身份。怀疑论者认为，人们采用双性恋身份是出于战略动机，比如避免与同性恋身份相关的耻辱，或者是为了吸引眼球。在两项研究中，自认为是同性恋（N = 168）、异性恋（N = 237）和双性恋（N = 231）的参与者完成了一项性别认同内隐联想测试，这项测试可以深入了解自动联想，减少印象管理策略的影响。这三组人都表现出与其自我认同一致的隐性性别认同。男同性恋者和女同性恋者比双性恋者更倾向于男同性恋者和女双性恋者，而双性恋者又比异性恋者更倾向于异性恋者和女异性恋者。这些发现表明，自我报告的性身份认同与内隐身份认同趋同，并对理解性取向心理具有启示意义。
Both straight (i.e., heterosexual) and gay/lesbian individuals still question and erase bisexual identities. Skeptics contend that people adopt bisexual identities for strategic motivations, such as avoiding the stigma associated with identifying as gay, or for attention-seeking purposes. Across two studies, self-identified gay (N = 168), straight (N = 237), and bisexual (N = 231) participants completed a sexual identity Implicit Association Test, a measure that can provide insight into automatic associations and lessen the influence of impression management strategies. All three groups displayed implicit sexual identities that were consistent with their self-ascribed identities. Gay men and lesbians implicitly identified as more gay and less bisexual than bisexual men and women, who in turn identified as less straight and more bisexual than straight men and women. These findings show that self-reported sexual identities converge with implicit identities and have implications for understanding the psychology of sexual orientation.