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Disclosure Style and Response Engagement During Disclosures of Concealable Stigmatized Identities

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ID21208906
AuthorsRebecca Cipollina (0000-0002-8171-3883, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Diana T Sanchez (0000-0002-8684-6183, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Ashley Egert (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Janna K Dominick, Analia F Albuja (0000-0002-9156-2628, Duke University), Melanie R Maimon (0000-0003-3355-2218, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Year2022
Volume13
Issue2
Pages466-475
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/19485506211034390
OpenAlexW3193690795
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited53

Supportive disclosure experiences benefit the well-being of those with concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs). The present research examines relationships between discloser’s disclosure directness, recipient’s response engagement, feelings of identity support, and disclosure response satisfaction. Across several correlational and experimental studies, direct disclosures (i.e., those referencing the CSI more explicitly) were met with more engaged recipient responses (e.g., verbal discussion of CSIs). Moreover, more engaged recipient responses were evaluated by disclosers as more supportive/validating and satisfying. To isolate the effects of disclosure directness, we explored and controlled for other disclosure factors including closeness to recipient and discloser outness. This work fills a current literature gap regarding how disclosure and response styles may promote positive disclosure experiences for those with varied CSIs

Closeness · Feeling · Self-disclosure · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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