Self-Acceptance and Self-Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults: An Attachment Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Mohr, Jonathan J.; Fassinger, Ruth E.
Titel	Self-Acceptance and Self-Disclosure of Sexual Orientation in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults: An Attachment Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50 (2003) 4, S.482-495 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
Schlagwörter	Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Attachment Behavior; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Self Concept; Adults; Parent Child Relationship; Models; Parent Attitudes; Individual Characteristics; Anxiety; Correlation; Parent Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexuelle Orientierung; Homosexualität; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Selbstkonzept; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Analogiemodell; Elternverhalten; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Angst; Korrelation
Abstract	A model linking attachment variables with self-acceptance and self-disclosure of sexual orientation was tested using data from 489 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults. The model included the following 4 domains of variables: (a) representations of childhood attachment experiences with parents, (b) perceptions of parental support for sexual orientation, (c) general working model of attachment, and (d) LGB variables. Results generally supported the proposed model. For example, attachment avoidance and anxiety were associated with self-acceptance difficulties, and avoidance was associated with low levels of outness in everyday life. Parental attachment had an indirect effect on identity and outness through its associations with parental LGB support and general attachment. Some results varied depending on participants' gender and parental religious affiliation. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10