Disclosure patterns within social networks of gay men and lesbians
Disclosure patterns within social networks of gay men and lesbians
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DOI：
10.1300/j082v51n02_06
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发表时间：
2006-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Peplau, Letitia Anne
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作者：
Beals, Kristin P.;Peplau, Letitia Anne
男同性恋者和女同性恋者必须就公开他们的性取向做出决定。过去的研究集中在个人的总体披露水平或披露给特定的个人子集。这项研究使用了一种新的测量方法，即披露网格，来评估89名男同性恋者和55名女同性恋者在整个社交网络中的披露模式。除了评估对每个网络成员的披露，网格还评估了披露之前和当前的感知关系质量。最后，网格评估了每个网络成员的初始和当前接受同性恋者的性取向的看法。数据提供了一个丰富的肖像披露模式之间的异质性，城市样本的女同性恋者和男同性恋者。分析还发现支持三个假设的披露，关系质量和接受。例如，研究发现，参与者与他们直接告诉他们性取向的人的关系比与间接发现的人的关系更好。
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.