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<p>This study aimed to examine the effects of bierasure in relationships using measures of
self-esteem, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction, and to explore social expectations
as a possible predictor of bierasure. Bierasure is the exclusion of bisexuality, whether in
research, media, social contexts, historical works, and common discussion of sexuality. At the
time of this research, there are no published measures of bierasure, which is an experience
unique to bisexual individuals and has been linked to worsened mental health outcomes. Using
basic scale development techniques, the researchers developed the Experiences of Bierasure
Scale (EBES) for use in this study to test the desired relationships using a pilot study to begin to
identify scale structure. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the above constructs
in relation to each other from data gathered from bisexual-identified adults via an online
questionnaire. Results suggest complicated relationships between bierasure and other constructs,
with the EBES appearing as a stable questionnaire. While the overall theoretical model showed
few significant results related to bierasure and was not a good fit for the data, there were several
significant correlations between EBES factors, social expectations, self-esteem, relationship
satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction. These results imply that bierasure plays an important role in
the matrix of social interactions, but the exact structure of those relationships is unclear.
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| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/12235721 |
| Date | 04 May 2020 |
| Creators | Sierra S Stein (8793215) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Sexuality_on_Standbi_Consequences_of_Bierasure_in_Different-Gendered_Relationships/12235721 |
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