Disclosure Patterns Within Social Networks of Gay Men and Lesbians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3608535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristin P Beals (California State University, Fullerton), Letitia Anne Peplau (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-120 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v51n02_06 |
| PMID | 16901869 |
| OpenAlex | W1965053354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 14 |
Gay men and lesbians must make decisions about disclosure of their sexual orientation. Past research has focused on an individual's overall level of disclosure or on disclosure to a specific subset of individuals. This study used a new measure, the Disclosure Grid, to assess the disclosure patterns of 89 gay men and 55 lesbians across their entire social network. In addition to assessing disclosure to each network member, the Grid also assessed perceived relationship quality prior to disclosure and currently. Finally, the Grid assessed perceptions of each network member's initial and current acceptance of the gay or lesbian person's sexual orientation. Data provide a rich portrait of disclosure patterns among a heterogeneous, urban sample of lesbians and gay men. Analyses also found support for three hypotheses about disclosure, relationship quality, and acceptance. For example, it was found that participants have better relationships with individuals they have directly told about their sexual orientation than with people who found out in an indirect manner
Gay rights · Heteronormativity · Heterosexism · Homosexuality · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Lesbian · Male Homosexuality · Men who have sex with men · Political science · Politics · Queer · Self-disclosure · Sociology · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |