The psychological implications of concealing a stigma: a cognitive-affective-behavioral model.

By J. Pachankis. Psychological bulletin, 2007

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Living with a concealable stigmatized identity: the impact of anticipated stigma, centrality, salience, and cultural stigma on psychological distress and health. (2009, background): “The term covers a broad range of identities, including history of mental illness, rape, molestation, epilepsy, domestic violence, previous incarceration, HIV/AIDS, and substance abuse (see Pachankis, 2007, for a review).”
Experiences with Misgendering: Identity Misclassification of Transgender Spectrum Individuals (2015, background): “Disclosing a concealed stigmatized identity requires careful consideration of the audience and the situation (e.g., Chaudoir & Fisher, 2010; Pachankis, 2007).”
A paradox of support seeking and rejection among the stigmatized (2008, background): “We have extended prior notions that the stigmatized completely withdraw (see Pachankis, 2007) by showing that the stigmatized individuals do seek their networks, although in less traditional ways.”
Mental health of sexual minorities. A systematic review (2015, background): “It is possible that non-disclosed SM individuals or those who refuse study participation may be at increased risk for mental health problems, a reasonable hypothesis given the negative psychological impact of a concealed stigma (Pachankis, 2007).”
Mental disorders in the entrepreneurship context : When Being Different Can Be an Advantage (2018, background): “We know that concealing stigmas can create additional strain and psychological challenges for the focal individual (Pachankis, 2007), and by hiding a disorder, an individual is likely to obtain less help in dealing with its symptoms (Schulze, 2007).”
Making the invisible visible: fear and disclosure of sexual orientation at work. (2007, background): “These individuals face unique challenges not faced by those with visible stigmas (Clair et al., 2005; Pachankis, 2007; D. M. Quinn, 2006; Ragins, in press, 2004).”
Under Threat: Responses to and the Consequences of Threats to Individuals' Identities (2011, background): “quences for the individual, who is likely to experience a secondary threat because of his or her limited ability to enact the threatened identity (Pachankis, 2007; Smart & Wegner, 1999).”
Stigma: Advances in Theory and Research (2013, background): “Concerns regarding who to tell and the fear of being discovered are significant sources of psychological distress among those who conceal their stigmatized condition (Pachankis, 2007).”
Coming Out as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: The Lasting Impact of Initial Disclosure Experiences (2015, background): “Concealment of sexual identity has been shown to take a toll on cognitive resources (Critcher&Ferguson, 2014), inhibit the expression of identity (Bosson,Weaver, & PrewittFreilino, 2012), and interfere with the maintenance and formation of close relationships (Pachankis, 2007).”
Managing Concealable Stigmas at Work (2014, background): “Individuals who choose to hide their concealable stigmas incur deleterious repercussions via psychological strain and emotional stresses (Cole et al., 1996; Frable et al., 1998; Major & Gramzow, 1999; Pachankis, 2007; Smart & Wegner, 1999, 2000).”
Whitened Résumés (2016, background): “…an image of a black employee who will ‘‘lay low’’ or an Asian applicant who is deeply assimilated into American culture might imply, as one interviewee put it, having to ‘‘squash’’ certain aspects of one’s identity, which may exact a psychological toll (Yoshino, 2006; Pachankis, 2007; Hobbs, 2014).”
Barriers and responses to the disclosure of non-suicidal self-injury: a thematic analysis (2018, background): “rape and abortion) has found that the responses received from disclosure recipients have the potential to impact feelings of self-worth (Pachankis, 2007), subsequent willingness to disclose (Ahrens, 2006) and the degree to which psychological distress is reduced (Major et al.”