To adjudicate between these possibilities, psychotherapists and clinical psychology interns (N=229) were presented with a description of a hypothetical client-a bisexual man, a gay man, or a heterosexual man-seeking counseling for academic issues. However, an alternative hypothesis suggests that differences in evaluation may be based on the psychotherapists’ experience with bisexual clients. One plausible interpretation is that such differences stem from an uncritical adoption of bisexual stereotypes, namely, that bisexual people are confused, immature, and unable to maintain romantic relationships.
Previous studies have demonstrated that psychotherapists’ clinical evaluation is affected by whether their client is bisexual. Psychologists nowadays tend to view same-sex attraction as a normal part of human sexuality, but it is less clear whether they still hold prejudicial views regarding bisexuality.
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