Identity concealment affects all sexual minority individuals, with potentially complex mental
health implications. Concealing a sexual minority identity can simultaneously generate the …

Context Although stigma has been identified as a potential risk factor for the well‐being of
women who have had abortions, little attention has been paid to the study of abortion …

People can benefit from disclosing negative emotions or stigmatized facets of their identities,
and psychologists have noted that imagery can be an effective medium for expressing …

Most individuals are stigmatized at some point. However, research often examines stigmas
separately, thus underestimating the overall impact of stigma and precluding comparisons …

Seeking and providing support is challenging. When people disclose sensitive information,
audience responses can substantially impact the discloser's wellbeing. We use mixed …

In this article the author reviews research evidence on the prevalence of mental disorders in
lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals (LGBs) and shows, using meta-analyses, that LGBs have …

This research investigates transgender individuals' experiences with misgendering—the
misclassification of gender identity—from a minority stress perspective. Four hundred and …

This chapter examines how staffing policies and interview structure might lead to
stigmatizing behavior, particularly subtle behavior that is not illegal. One area of research …

People with concealable stigmatized identities face decisions on whether, when, and to
whom to disclose their stigmatized status. Research has shown that disclosing one's identity …

People who possess a concealable stigmatized identity (eg, minority sexual orientation;
history of mental illness) often hide this identity from others in order to avoid bias. Despite …