Disclosure of Sexual Orientation, Victimization, and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults

By A. D’augelli, A. Grossman. 2001

460 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Demography, Health, Social Psychology

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In Demography

1. Barbara Marasco
2. I. Meyer
3. Fiorenzo Laghi
4. Roberto Baiocco
5. Emma Baumgartner
6. B. Willoughby
7. G. Herek
8. L. Fontanesi

In Health

1. Lilia M. Cortina
2. V. Magley
3. I. Meyer
4. B. Willoughby
5. G. Herek
6. B. R. Ragins

In Social Psychology

1. G. Herek
2. K. Lehavot
3. B. R. Ragins
4. I. Meyer
5. Roberto Baiocco
6. Fiorenzo Laghi
7. Jane M. Simoni
8. M. Ilan

Citations in the corpus

• Negative Parental Responses to Coming Out and Family Functioning in a Sample of Lesbian and Gay Young Adults (2015, background): “On the other hand, a supportive and positive family environment is associated with positive young adult health outcomes, such as low level of internalized sexual stigma, depression and suicidal idealization, and high level of social support and self-esteem (Baiocco et al. 2012; D’Augelli and Grossma”
• Prejudice, social stress, and mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: conceptual issues and research evidence. (2003, background): “LGB people may conceal their sexual orientation in an effort to either protect themselves from real harm (e.g., being attacked, getting fired from a job) or out of shame and guilt (D’Augelli & Grossman, 2001).”
• Hate Crimes and Stigma-Related Experiences Among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States (2009, background): “the age continuum, D’Augelli and Grossman (2001) documented the lifetime occurrence of hate crime victimization among older (>59 years) lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults recruited from across the United States (n = 416).”
• Concealable Stigma and Occupational Segregation (2015, unknown): “This is understandable, as disclosure of minority sexual orientation at work has been shown to lead to discrimination, termination, and even physical threats (D’Augelli and Grossman, 2001; Ragins and Cornwell, 2001).”
• LGBT Aging: A Review of Research Findings, Needs, and Policy Implications (2016, background): “Mental health issues within the LGBT older population are linked to past experiences of victimization and discrimination, internalized stigma, barriers to health care, and poverty (Fredriksen-Goldsen, Emlet, Muraco, et al., 2012; D’Augelli & Grossman, 2001; FredriksenGoldsen et al., 2010).”
• The Impact of Minority Stress on Mental Health and Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Women (2011, background): “Concealment Concealment of one’s sexuality is a source of stress for many SMW, who may conceal their sexual orientation in an effort to protect themselves from real harm (e.g., being attacked, getting fired from a job) or out of shame and guilt (D’Augelli & Grossman, 2001).”
• Changing Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature (2006, background): “In fact, alarming numbers of LGB people are subjected to discrimination, harassment, and violence because of their sexual orientation (Berrill, 1992; D’Augelli & Grossman, 2001; D’Augelli, Pilkington, & Hershberger, 2002; Herek, Gillis, Cogan, & Glunt, 1997; Rose & Mechanic, 2002; Thurlow, 2001;…”
• Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older Adults: Results From a Population-Based Study (2013, background): “D’Augelli and Grossman, for example, argue that lifetime experiences of victimization among sexual minority older adults because of their sexual orientation affects mental health in later life.(40)”
• Differentiating Disclosure and Concealment in Measurement of Outness for Sexual Minorities: The Nebraska Outness Scale (2014, background): “There are higher potential negative consequences of disclosure for men since they report more experiences of discrimination than women (Herek, 2009; D’Augelli & Grossman, 2001).”
• Slurs, Snubs, and Queer Jokes: Incidence and Impact of Heterosexist Harassment in Academia (2008, background): “Past work on heterosexism has concentrated heavily on behaviors at the more extreme end of the spectrum (e.g., Berrill 1992; D’Augelli and Grossman 2001; Otis and Skinner 1996).”