Introduction to the Special Issue: Bisexual Health: Unpacking the Paradox.
Introduction to the Special Issue: Bisexual Health: Unpacking the Paradox.
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DOI：
10.1080/15299716.2012.674849
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Dodge B
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作者：
Schick V;Dodge B
尽管双性恋经常被归入“同性恋”的标签之下，并且由于多种原因，仍然相当隐秘，但最近关于双性恋男性/女性与其对应者之间存在的心理和身体健康差异的文献引发了对双性恋人群的研究热潮（Boehmer，2002; Dodge & Sandfort，2007; Kaestle & Ivory，2012）。因此，健康问题继续推动着对双性恋人群的大部分研究。尽管直接关注双性恋男性和女性需求的研究是文献中值得欢迎的补充，但对健康差异的强调有可能使双性恋的问题化观点永久化。对双性恋男女的污名化可能会进一步放大的研究，评估双性恋人群对相对'健康'的异性恋人群。来自不同学科的研究人员已经利用了许多框架和理论来了解生物，心理，社会学和文化因素，直接和间接影响双性恋男性和女性的精神，身体和性健康/福祉。虽然理论是众多的，大多数倾向于集中在风险行为早于双性恋行为，或风险行为发生在双性恋男性/女性经历的歧视，作为他们的双性恋行为/身份的结果。根据前一种理论，双性恋的男性和女性往往具有增加风险倾向的个人特征（例如，寻求感觉）（Benotsch，Kalichman，& Kelly，1999; Kalichman & Rompa，1995; Parsons等人，2008年）。根据后一
Although bisexuality has often been subsumed under the label of “homosexuality” and, for a number of reasons, remains rather secretive, the recent documentation of the mental and physical health discrepancies that exist between bisexually identified men/women and their counterparts has triggered an upsurge in research focused on bisexual populations (Boehmer, 2002; Dodge & Sandfort, 2007; Kaestle & Ivory, 2012). As such, health concerns continue to drive a large portion of the research on bisexual populations. Although research focused directly on the needs of bisexual men and women is a welcome addition to the literature, the emphasis on health disparities has the potential to perpetuate a problematized view of bisexuality. The stigmatization of bisexual men and women may be further amplified by research which evaluates bisexual populations against comparatively ‘healthy’heterosexual populations.Researchers from various disciplines have utilized numerous frameworks and theories to understand the biological, psychological, sociological and cultural factors that directly and indirectly influence bisexual men’s and women’s mental, physical and sexual health/well-being. Although the theories are multitudinous, most tend to focus on risk behaviors predating bisexual behavior, or risk behaviors occurring in response to discrimination that bisexual men/women experienced as a result of their bisexual behavior/identity. According to the former theory, men and women who are bisexual tend to have individual characteristics (eg, sensation seeking) that increase their propensity for risk (Benotsch, Kalichman, & Kelly, 1999; Kalichman & Rompa, 1995; Parsons et al., 2008). According to the latter