Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Body Image. 2020 Dec;35:30-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Aug 20.
Gay and bisexual men may experience more weight stigma than heterosexual men; however, research is limited. We examined differences in experienced weight discrimination, weight bias, and internalized weight bias in two studies: the first comprising gay (n = 351), bisexual (n = 357), and heterosexual (n = 408) men, and the second comprising gay (n = 614) and bisexual (n = 123) men. In Study 1, bisexual men reported experiencing more weight discrimination than gay (r = .07) and heterosexual (r = .08) men. Bisexual (Glass' Δ = 0.41) and gay (Δ = 0.37) men reported greater internalized weight bias than heterosexual men. Heterosexual men reported more weight bias than gay (Cohen's d = 0.35) and bisexual (d = 0.46) men. In Study 2, gay men reported more internalized weight bias than bisexual men (d = 0.26). Sexual orientation did not moderate the relationships of weight stigma with either body dissatisfaction or psychological quality of life. Among gay and bisexual men, experiencing weight discrimination predicted diminished psychological quality of life through internalized weight bias and body dissatisfaction. Our research emphasizes the importance of assessing weight stigma among sexual minorities and suggests bisexual men might be particularly vulnerable to weight stigma.
男同性恋者和双性恋者可能比异性恋男性经历更多的体重歧视；然而，相关研究有限。我们通过两项研究检验了男同性恋者（n = 351）、双性恋者（n = 357）和异性恋者（n = 408）以及男同性恋者（n = 614）和双性恋者（n = 123）之间在经历体重歧视、体重偏见和内化体重偏见方面的差异。在研究 1 中，双性恋男性报告称经历的体重歧视比同性恋（r =.07）和异性恋（r =.08）男性多。双性恋者（Glass' Δ = 0.41）和同性恋者（Δ = 0.37）比异性恋者报告了更大的内化体重偏见。异性恋男性比同性恋者（Cohen's d = 0.35）和双性恋者（d = 0.46）报告了更多的体重偏见。在研究 2 中，同性恋男性比双性恋男性报告了更多的内化体重偏见（d = 0.26）。性取向并没有调节体重歧视与身体不满或心理健康质量之间的关系。在男同性恋者和双性恋者中，经历体重歧视通过内化体重偏见和身体不满预测心理健康质量下降。我们的研究强调了评估少数性取向人群体重歧视的重要性，并表明双性恋男性可能特别容易受到体重歧视的影响。
