Journal of Homosexuality · 2010 · 54 citations · 35 references
HomosexualityQueer TheoryQueer StudySocial SciencesPsychologySexual CulturesGender IdentityGender StudiesLesbian Young AdultsComing OutMemory ContentAlternative SexualitySexual BehaviorAutobiographical MemoryLesbian StudySexual HealthSexuality StudiesInterpersonal CommunicationQueer StudiesSociologySexual IdentitySexual OrientationHuman Sexuality
The study interviewed 53 gay and lesbian young adults about coming out to their parents and analyzed the memory content of their disclosures. Participants most often first disclosed to a friend, then to a mother rather than a father, with mothers being informed first when both parents were told, using direct methods while fathers were informed indirectly, and mothers inquired more about sons than daughters.
Gay and lesbian young adults (N = 53) were interviewed about coming out to their parents. Analyses of memory content were conducted. Hypotheses related to disclosure were largely supported. Participants typically first disclosed their sexual orientation to a friend. More participants came out to their mother than their father. When disclosure was made to both parents, mothers were told prior to fathers. Mothers were often told using direct methods, whereas fathers were typically informed using indirect methods. Mothers tended to inquire about their sons' sexuality; mothers inquired less with daughters. Findings are discussed in relation to autobiographical memory, sexuality, and clinical literatures.
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Roger Brown, James A. Kulik · Cognition · 1977 · 1.3K citations
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Trauma (Addiction Psychology), Psychological Co-morbidities, Psychopathology +8