Tackling bisexual erasure: An explorative comparison of bisexual, gay and straight cisgender men’s body image

IF 5.2 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY
Liam Cahill , Mohammed Malik , Bethany A. Jones , A. Treshi-Marie Perera , Daragh T. McDermott
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Previous body image research often grouped both gay and bisexual men into a single category: sexual minoritised men, limiting our understanding of how sexual identity influences body image. However, there is strong reason to believe that bisexual and gay men experience distinct body image concerns. Here, we explored motivations to alter one’s leanness and muscularity, as well as (dis)satisfaction with body fat, muscularity, height and penis size, and functionality appreciation across gay, bisexual, and straight cisgender men. We sampled 378 white participants aged 18 to 85 (nbisexual = 125, ngay = 128, nstraight = 125). We found that bisexual men were significantly less motivated to be lean and showed lower muscularity dissatisfaction relative to gay men but showed comparable levels to straight men. Our findings demonstrate that despite research perceiving the body image of bisexual and gay men as homogenous, they experience differences in their body image concerning leanness and muscularity dissatisfaction. Future body image research should incorporate this understanding by not artificially grouping bisexual and gay cisgender men and instead acknowledging the potential uniqueness in their experiences.

解决对双性恋的抹杀:双性恋、男同性恋和直男的身体形象的探索性比较
以往的身体形象研究往往将男同性恋和双性恋归为一类:性取向少数化的男性,从而限制了我们对性身份如何影响身体形象的理解。然而,我们有充分的理由相信,双性恋和男同性恋会经历不同的身体形象问题。在这里,我们探讨了同性恋、双性恋和直男同性恋改变自己瘦弱和肌肉发达程度的动机,以及对身体脂肪、肌肉发达程度、身高和阴茎大小以及功能欣赏的(不)满意度。我们对 378 名年龄在 18 至 85 岁之间的白人参与者进行了抽样调查(nbisexual = 125,ngay = 128,nstraight = 125)。我们发现,与同性恋男性相比,双性恋男性对瘦身的积极性明显较低,对肌肉的不满意度也较低,但与异性恋男性的不满意度相当。我们的研究结果表明,尽管研究认为双性恋和男同性恋者的身体形象是同质的,但他们在瘦身和肌肉不满意度方面的身体形象却存在差异。未来的身体形象研究应结合这一认识,不要人为地将双性恋和男同性恋者归为同性,而应承认他们经历中潜在的独特性。
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Body Image
Body Image Multiple-
CiteScore
8.70
自引率
28.80%
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174
期刊介绍: Body Image is an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance. Body Image is a multi-faceted concept that refers to persons perceptions and attitudes about their own body, particularly but not exclusively its appearance. The journal invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines-psychological science, other social and behavioral sciences, and medical and health sciences. The journal publishes original research articles, brief research reports, theoretical and review papers, and science-based practitioner reports of interest. Dissertation abstracts are also published online, and the journal gives an annual award for the best doctoral dissertation in this field.
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