ArticleArchives of sexual behavior2023
A Developmental Model of the Sexual Minority Closet: Structural Sensitization, Psychological Adaptations, and Post-closet Growth.
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- Social support and internalizing psychopathology among sexual and gender minority individuals: A meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2026Pooled it
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- Sexual Orientation and Social Isolation from Early Adulthood to Early Midlife.Journal of health and social behavior · 2026Article
- Re-theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence From Queer South Asian Women.Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2026Article
- Identity in turmoil: Investigating the morally injurious dimensions of minority stress.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- The Changing Needs of Peer Support Among Gay Men Living with HIV in Australia: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Structural stigma, gender-affirming interventions, and identity concealment as determinants of depression and life satisfaction among trans adults in 28 European countries.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Using an intersectional life course perspective to understand familial environment and its impact on sexuality development among Asian American sexual minority college students.Culture, health & sexuality · 2024Article
- Traditional Machismo, Caballerismo, and Sexual Identity Development Among Latino Sexual Minority Men.Journal of latinx psychology · 2024Article
- LGBQ-affirming clinical recommendations for compulsive sexual behavior disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Review
- LGBTQ Young Adults' Identity Disclosure in the Workplace: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of Disclosure Intentions and Outcomes.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Sexual Identity Development and Social Ecological Facilitators and Barriers of PrEP Uptake and Adherence Among Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Identity outness to family among gender diverse sexual minority youth: A latent profile analysis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2024Article
- Women's Revenge in Sexual Behavior? An Interpretation About "The Fourth Love" in Chinese Youth Culture From the Perspective of Gender Performativity.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Exploring the sports participation, muscle-strengthening exercise and active commuting with comorbidity of depression and anxiety among Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The identity group as a source of social influence for individuals with concealable stigmatized identities.PloS one · 2024Article
- Kept in the Closet: Structural Stigma and the Timing of Sexual Minority Developmental Milestones Across 28 European Countries.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
- Future Research Directions on "The Closet" as Metaphor and Reality.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Where Is the Line Between Being In versus Out of the Closet?Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Considering Evolutionary Developmental Theory in the Developmental Model of the Sexual Minority Closet.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
Across the lifespan, most sexual minority individuals experience the closet-a typically prolonged period in which no significant others know their sexual identity. This paper positions the closet as distinct from stigma concealment given its typical duration in years and absolute removal from sources of support for an often-central identity typically during a developmentally sensitive period. The Developmental Model of the Closet proposed here delineates the vicarious learning that takes place before sexual orientation awareness to shape one's eventual experience of the closet; the stressors that take place after one has become aware of their sexual orientation but has not yet disclosed it, which often takes place during adolescence; and potential lifespan-persistent mental health effects of the closet, as moderated by the structural, interpersonal, cultural, and temporal context of disclosure. The paper outlines the ways in which the model both draws upon and is distinct from earlier models of sexual minority identity formation and proposes several testable hypotheses and future research directions, including tests of multilevel interventions.
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