Sexual Minorities’ Uncertainty About Their Romantic Partner’s Communication With Their Family
Applying the Theory of Motivated Information Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21424366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Schrodt (0000-0003-0311-1817, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA, corresponding author), Andrew M Ledbetter (0000-0001-8681-2242, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA), Austyn Markham (Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 310-334 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-6502 • E-ISSN: 1552-3810 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00936502231203159 |
| OpenAlex | W4387302640 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Using the theory of motivated information management (TMIM), this study tested the degree to which sexual minorities’ uncertainty discrepancy about their partner’s communication about their relationship to their family of origin predicted their information management strategies and relational quality (i.e., closeness and satisfaction). Participants included 111 sexual minorities involved in a monogamous romantic relationship. Results supported the theoretic logic of the TMIM, as uncertainty discrepancy positively predicted negative emotions, which in turn negatively predicted SMs’ outcome expectancies and efficacy assessments but positively predicted direct and indirect information seeking. Indirect effects emerged for uncertainty discrepancy on direct information seeking and information avoidance, as well as for relational closeness and satisfaction, via the mechanisms specified by the TMIM. Importantly, this study reveals relational ambivalence that sexual minorities may experience as a result of managing their uncertainty about their partner’s relationship disclosures to their partner’s family-of-origin
Ambivalence · Closeness · Developmental psychology · Quality (philosophy) · Romance · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |