Happy, mature, and gay: Intimacy, power, and difficult times in coming out stories

被引：23

作者：

King, LA

Noelle, SS

机构：

[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol Sci, Columbia, MO 65211 USA

[2] So Methodist Univ, Dallas, TX 75275 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY | 2005年 / 39卷 / 02期

关键词：

narratives; ego developement; homosexuality; subjective well-being;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jrp.2004.06.002

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

One hundred and seven gay men and lesbians wrote their coming out stories and completed measures of subjective well-being (SWB), meaning in life, and ego development (ED). Coming out stories were content analyzed for difficult times, intimacy, and power motive imagery. SWB and ED were both associated with telling stories rich in intimacy imagery. For lesbians only, difficult times were associated with heightened ED, while for gay men incorporating difficulties into one's coming out story was negatively related to ED. Results are interpreted as suggesting the role of positive social relationships, and the capacity to incorporate these into one's life story as an important aspect of maturity. Intimacy motivation in autobiographical memories may indicate growth and positive functioning through difficult life transitions. (c) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：278 / 298

页数：21

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