Reasons for Non-Disclosure of Sexual Orientation Among Behaviorally Bisexual Men: Non-Disclosure as Stigma Management
Reasons for Non-Disclosure of Sexual Orientation Among Behaviorally Bisexual Men: Non-Disclosure as Stigma Management
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DOI：
10.1007/s10508-016-0762-y
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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3.8
通讯作者：
Cohn, Daniel J.
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作者：
Schrimshaw, Eric W.;Downing, Martin J., Jr.;Cohn, Daniel J.
虽然双性恋男性比同性恋男性更不可能向他人透露自己的性取向，但双性恋男性选择或感到无法透露的原因却很少受到研究关注。为了研究行为双性恋男性不向朋友、家人和女性伴侣透露自己同性行为的原因，我们对纽约市203名没有向女性性伴侣透露自己同性行为的男性进行了深入的访谈。采用有针对性的抽样方法，从多个地点和在线来源招募男性。使用Atlas.ti软件对转录本进行主题分析。与不披露是由于对一个人的性别身份不确定的理论相反，不披露的理由表明，这在很大程度上是一种避免他人污名化反应的方法。男性报告了一些不公开的具体原因，包括（1）预期负面情绪反应;（2）预期关系中的负面变化;（3）相信其他人对同性恋持污名化态度;（4）先前对公开的负面反应的经历;（5）想要保持他人对他的看法;（6）希望保持对他的看法。（6）害怕被告知的人会向其他人透露;（7）害怕因文化或宗教而被拒绝。这些发现提供了深入了解为什么许多行为上的双性恋男性选择不透露，双性恋和同性恋男性在他们透露的程度上不同的潜在原因，以及为什么一些双性恋男性报告比同性恋男性更大的情绪困扰的潜在原因。此外，他们建议，需要更多地关注解决双性恋男子面临的污名化环境，并为他们提供管理污名化的战略。
Although bisexual men are known to be less likely to disclose their sexual orientation to others than gay men, the reasons why bisexual men choose or feel unable to disclose have received minimal research attention. To examine the reasons behaviorally bisexual men offer for not disclosing to their friends, family, and female partners, in-depth interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 203 men who had not disclosed their same-sex behavior to their female sexual partners in New York City. Men were recruited from multiple venues and online sources using a targeted sampling approach. Transcripts were thematically analyzed using Atlas.ti software. Contrary to the theory that non-disclosure is due to uncertainty about one's sexual identity, the reasons offered for non-disclosure revealed that it was largely a method to avoid stigmatizing reactions from others. Men reported a number of specific reasons for non-disclosure, including (1) anticipation of negative emotional reactions; (2) anticipation of negative changes in relationships; (3) belief that others held stigmatizing attitudes toward homosexuality; (4) prior experience with negative reactions to disclosure; (5) wanting to maintain others' perceptions of him; (6) fear that those told would disclose to additional people; and (7) fear of rejection due to culture or religion. These findings provide insights into the reasons why many behaviorally bisexual men choose not to disclose, potential reasons why bisexual and gay men differ in the extent to which they disclose, and potential reasons why some bisexual men report greater emotional distress than gay men. Further, they suggest that greater attention needs to be placed on addressing the stigmatizing contexts that confront bisexual men and providing them with strategies to manage stigma.