| Development of a lesbian, gay, bisexual visibility management scale. | |
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PMID: 20391002 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Many lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals manage the degree to which their sexual orientation is known to others. Visibility management, the process of regulating the exposure of one's orientation, is an important part of the lesbian/gay/bisexual experience in community, family, and virtually all other social settings. The degree to which one allows his or her sexual orientation to be visible can have a profound impact on stress, health, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to develop a valid and reliable measure of visibility management. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual-Visibility Management Scale was constructed and piloted with a small sample of LGB adults. Results support the potential utility of the LGB scale based on satisfactory evidence of construct validity, item-level discrimination, and subscale reliability. |
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Authors:
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Jon Lasser; Gail R Ryser; Larry R Price |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of homosexuality Volume: 57 ISSN: 1540-3602 ISO Abbreviation: J Homosex Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-14 Completed Date: 2010-09-22 Revised Date: 2011-06-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502386 Medline TA: J Homosex Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 415-28 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Educational Administration and Psychological Services, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Bisexuality* Female Homosexuality, Female* Homosexuality, Male* Humans Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Psychological Tests Psychometrics / methods* Self Disclosure* Young Adult |
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