Bisexual Stereotypes Apply Differently by Body Size: An Assessment of Bisexual Prototypicality, Trait Application, and Body Size

IF 1.8 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Bisexuality Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/15299716.2021.1994905

Flora Oswald, Amanda Champion, Devinder Khera, Jenna Mitchell, Cory L. Pedersen

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Abstract

ABSTRACT We blend person perception work with queer appearance psychology to examine the relationship between body size and bisexuality. In an online survey (N = 472, Mage = 25.15, 63.8% women), we examined the specific traits associated with a range of computer-modeled bodies identified as bisexual. We found that average body sizes were perceived as most prototypical of both bisexual men and bisexual women, skinny, and fat bodies were more associated with clusters of traits that contrast with common stereotypes about bisexuality. Additionally, we found that bisexual men were associated with increased masculinity and decreased femininity relative to bisexual women, and found a general, though nonsignificant trend such that bisexual men were perceived as having heightened androcentric desire relative to women. Finally, we found evidence for the role of typicality as a mediator of perceived prejudice; less prototypical bodies tended to be perceived as experiencing greater prejudice based on body size.

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两性刻板印象因体型而异：对两性原型、特质应用和体型的评估

摘要我们将人的感知工作与酷儿外表心理学相结合，来研究体型与双性恋之间的关系。在线调查中（N = 472，Mage=25.15，63.8%的女性），我们研究了与一系列被确定为双性恋的计算机建模身体相关的特定特征。我们发现，平均体型被认为是双性恋男性和双性恋女性的最典型，瘦削和肥胖的身体更多地与一系列特征相关，这些特征与常见的双性恋刻板印象形成了鲜明对比。此外，我们发现，与双性恋女性相比，双性恋男性与男性气质的增强和女性气质的降低有关，并发现了一个普遍但不显著的趋势，即双性恋男性被认为与女性相比具有更高的以男性为中心的欲望。最后，我们发现了典型性作为感知偏见的中介作用的证据；不太典型的身体往往会被认为经历了基于体型的更大偏见。

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Journal of Bisexuality SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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2.60

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17.60%

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