Is Coming Out Always a “Good Thing”? Exploring the Relations of Autonomy Support, Outness, and Wellness for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

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Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions (2020, neutral): “Exemplifying this, Legate, Ryan, and Weinstein (2012) showed that to the extent lesbian, gay and bisexual students saw school or other social contexts as autonomy supportive, the more likely they were to be “out” in those contexts and to show fewer depressive symptoms, less anger, and higher…”
Coming Out as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: The Lasting Impact of Initial Disclosure Experiences (2015, methodology): “This research also informs previous work by Legate et al. (2012), who found that being out in a given context was related to wellness only when the interpersonal climate was autonomy-supportive, encouraging authentic self-expression.”
Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults (2015, background): “The coming-out (CO) process, defined as the sharing of one’s sexual orientation with others, has been described as an essential component in lesbian and gay (LG) identity formation and integration (Cass 1979; Legate et al. 2012).”