Factors influencing lesbians' direct disclosure of their sexual orientation

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Vivian Elaine Radonsky (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
L. DiAnne Borders

Abstract: The major purposes of this study were to investigate premises regarding self-disclosure as proposed in theories of homosexual development, to gather baseline empirical data on the coming-out process, and to generate information about the practical value of the theoretical premises for the counseling profession several variables that theoretically influence coming-out, such as persons to whom a lesbian has self-disclosed, in what order she has chosen to do this, how her internalized homophobia has influenced behavior, and how her coming-out behavior is related to level of sexual identity development, were investigated.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1993
Subjects
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Lesbians $x Psychology

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