title: Assessing Bisexual Stigma and Mental Health Status: A Brief Report.
abstract: Bisexual women often report higher rates of depression and mental health problems than their heterosexual and lesbian counterparts. These disparities likely occur, in part, as a result of the unique stigma that bisexual women face and experience. Such stigma can in turn operate as a stressor, thereby contributing to poor mental health status. The current pilot study tested a new measure of bisexual stigma and its association with mental health. Results suggest a moderate positive correlation between the two, and point to areas for future consideration when measuring bisexual stigma.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor in the Public Health and Health Education Program at Northern Illinois University and a participating scientist with the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health, at The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bostwick
keywords: bisexual women; depression; mental health; stigma