Loss of self in coming out: Special risks for african american gays and lesbians

IF 2.5 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Loss & Trauma Pub Date : 1996-01-01 DOI:10.1080/15325029608415457

L. Icard, P. Nurius

引用次数: 8

Abstract

Abstract Recognizing and publicly acknowledging one's own homosexuality can be seriously traumatizing experiences. However, unlike people experiencing other types of life-altering stress experiences, gays and lesbians all too often find, themselves reviled by and marginalized from the very people and resources they need to productively cope with this life challenge. This article examines three types of self-loss associated with “coming out,” losses that are particularly powerful among African Americans. It concludes with a discussion of the social resources needed to mitigate or prevent these unnecessary and preventable losses.

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出柜时失去自我:非裔美国男女同性恋者的特殊风险

承认并公开承认自己是同性恋可能是一种严重的精神创伤经历。然而，与经历其他类型改变生活的压力经历的人不同，同性恋者经常发现，他们被那些他们需要有效应对这种生活挑战的人和资源所辱骂和边缘化。本文探讨了与“出柜”相关的三种类型的自我丧失，这种丧失在非裔美国人中尤为强烈。报告最后讨论了减轻或防止这些不必要和可预防的损失所需的社会资源。

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Journal of Loss & Trauma PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

9.50

自引率

4.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： In one forum, Journal of Loss and Trauma brings together scholarship on personal losses relating to family, health, and aging issues. The journal addresses issues dealing with psychological and physical health and interpersonal losses relative to extended family, community life, and society as a whole. In order to broaden the reader"s perspective on loss and bereavement, the journal defines loss as a major reduction in a person"s resources, whether personal, material, or symbolic, to which the person was emotionally attached. Types of loss covered include: death and dying; dissolution and divorce; loss of employment; life-threatening diseases and long-term disability; loss of possessions; homelessness.