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Deciding to Come Out to Parents: Toward a Model of Sexual Orientation Disclosure Decisions
Author(s) -
Grafsky Erika L.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12313
Subject(s) - sexual orientation , psychology , constructivist grounded theory , orientation (vector space) , grounded theory , sample (material) , self disclosure , future orientation , social psychology , qualitative research , developmental psychology , sociology , social science , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , chromatography
The purpose of this study was to conduct research to understand nonheterosexual youths’ decision to disclose their sexual orientation information to their parents. The sample for this study includes 22 youth between the ages of 14 and 21. Constructivist grounded theory guided the qualitative methodology and data analysis. The findings from this study posit an emerging model of sexual orientation disclosure decisions comprised of four interrelated factors that influence the decision to disclose or not disclose, as well as a description of the mechanism through which disclosure either does or does not occur. Clinical implications and recommendations for further research are provided.