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Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Stigma and Verbal Sexual Coercion: The Role of Internalized Heterosexism and Outness

Salim, Selime R
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-4943
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556196352742456

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2019, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Bisexual women are at an elevated risk to experience sexual victimization compared to heterosexual and lesbian women. However, there is a dearth of research that examines bisexual women’s experiences specifically in order to identify factors that contribute to this increased risk. The current study examined how bisexual women’s unique experiences of sexual identity stigma might elevate their risk for verbal sexual coercion. Online survey data were collected from 350 self-identified bisexual women. The PROCESS macro was used to test moderation-mediation and mediation analyses. Results suggest that anti-bisexual experiences (coming from both heterosexual and lesbian/gay individuals) are associated with greater internalized heterosexism (internalizing of societal negative attitudes and stereotypes about one’s sexual orientation identity), which in turn is associated with greater verbal sexual coercion severity. We did not find moderating effects of outness (the degree to which bisexual women disclose their sexual orientation identity), such that internalized heterosexism mediated the relation between anti-bisexual experiences and verbal sexual coercion regardless of bisexual women’s levels of outness. Findings suggest that both enacted and internalized anti-bisexual stigma are associated with bisexual women’s elevated risk for experiencing verbal sexual coercion. Implications for future sexual violence prevention efforts, clinical intervention, and future research will be discussed.
Terri Messman-Moore, PhD (Advisor)
Elise Clerkin, PhD (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Kiel, PhD (Committee Member)
23 p.
Clinical Psychology
bisexual women; anti-bisexual experiences; internalized heterosexism; verbal sexual coercion; outness

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  • Salim, S. R. (2019). Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Stigma and Verbal Sexual Coercion: The Role of Internalized Heterosexism and Outness [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556196352742456

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Salim, Selime. Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Stigma and Verbal Sexual Coercion: The Role of Internalized Heterosexism and Outness. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556196352742456.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Salim, Selime. "Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Stigma and Verbal Sexual Coercion: The Role of Internalized Heterosexism and Outness." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556196352742456

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