Is Coming Out Always a "Good Thing"? Exploring the Relations of Autonomy Support, Outness, and Wellness for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
Is Coming Out Always a "Good Thing"? Exploring the Relations of Autonomy Support, Outness, and Wellness for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
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DOI：
10.1177/1948550611411929
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发表时间：
2012-03-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Weinstein, Netta
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作者：
Legate, Nicole;Ryan, Richard M.;Weinstein, Netta
先前的研究表明，平均而言，公开性取向身份（“出柜”）对女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）个体有益健康。然而，LGB个体在不同社会情境中对其性取向的公开程度以及公开后的经历各不相同。本研究考察了这种个体内部在公开性取向方面的差异及其后果，将其作为社会情境中自主支持性与控制性特征的函数。LGB个体对家庭、朋友、同事、学校和宗教团体等情境中的自主支持和控制体验进行了评估，以及他们在这些情境中的“出柜”程度，以及他们在特定情境下的自尊、抑郁和愤怒情况。多层次模型的研究结果显示，LGB个体更有可能在自主支持性的情境中公开性取向。此外，虽然在自主支持性情境中公开与更积极的幸福感相关，但在控制性情境中则并非如此。文中还讨论了实践和研究方面的启示。
Prior research suggests that, on average, disclosing sexual identity (being "out") yields wellness benefits for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. LGB individuals vary, however, both in how much they disclose their sexual orientation in different social contexts and in the experiences that follow from disclosure. The present research examines this within-person variation in disclosure and its consequences as a function of the autonomy supportive versus controlling character of social contexts. LGB individuals rated experiences of autonomy support and control in the contexts of family, friends, coworkers, school, and religious community, as well how "out" they were, and their context-specific self-esteem, depression, and anger. Findings from multilevel modeling revealed that LGB individuals were more likely to disclose in autonomy supportive contexts. Additionally, whereas disclosure was associated with more positive well-being in autonomy supportive contexts, in controlling contexts it was not. Practical and research implications are discussed.