2020
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.617217
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The Coming-Out Process in Family, Social, and Religious Contexts Among Young, Middle, and Older Italian LGBQ+ Adults

Abstract: The coming out (CO) process is fundamental for identity integration among LGBQ+ people, and its impact can vary greatly depending on personal and contextual factors. The historical, cultural, and social contexts in which LGBQ+ people develop their sexual identity can mediate the relationship between CO and health outcomes. The present study aimed at clarifying the CO process in three generations of Italian LGBQ+ people (young adults: aged 20–40 years; middle adults: aged 41–60 years; older adults: aged 61–80 y… Show more

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“…In Italy, that is the context of the current study, except for one study analyzing the coming out milestone in three generations of Italian sexual minority people [29], no previous studies have assessed gender identity milestones, minority stress, and mental health of TGNC individuals matching the MST and LCP by considering different generational cohorts. However, some studies have applied the MST to samples of Italian TGNC individuals, highlighting that the Italian socio-cultural context is not highly supportive for these people [30][31][32][33][34].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Italy, that is the context of the current study, except for one study analyzing the coming out milestone in three generations of Italian sexual minority people [29], no previous studies have assessed gender identity milestones, minority stress, and mental health of TGNC individuals matching the MST and LCP by considering different generational cohorts. However, some studies have applied the MST to samples of Italian TGNC individuals, highlighting that the Italian socio-cultural context is not highly supportive for these people [30][31][32][33][34].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Evolving American Sociopolitical Landscape for Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Stigmatization of LGB+ identities in the United States is primarily attributed to conservative social, political, and religious beliefs that prescribe "traditional values" (Bean and Martinez, 2014;Schnabel, 2016;Costa et al, 2019). Linked religious doctrine and political beliefs have furthered sexual minority stigmatization (Schnabel, 2016) and historically, theological beliefs frequently precluded acceptance of people who identified as LGB+, constructing them as immoral, criminal, and mentally ill (Boswell, 1980;Herek et al, 2007;Rosati et al, 2020).…”
Section: Stigma and Lgb+ Identitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…SGMs raised in conservative religions may be more likely to receive negative reactions to the coming out process than those outside of conservative religions (Dahl and Galliher 2012 ). Indeed, coming out may be particularly harmful when negatively received by close ones, such as friends and family (Baiocco et al 2020 ; Rosati et al 2020 ). Religious parents of SGMs may also be more likely to respond to their children’s coming out with distancing and rejecting behaviors (Baiocco et al 2015 ; Snapp et al 2015 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%