• DOI:10.1037/a0031272
Corpus ID: 29209590

Disclosure and concealment of sexual orientation and the mental health of non-gay-identified, behaviorally bisexual men.

@article{Schrimshaw2013DisclosureAC,
  title={Disclosure and concealment of sexual orientation and the mental health of non-gay-identified, behaviorally bisexual men.},
  author={E. Schrimshaw and K. Siegel and M. Downing and J. Parsons},
  journal={Journal of consulting and clinical psychology},
  year={2013},
  volume={81 1},
  pages={
          141-53
        }
}

E. Schrimshaw, K. Siegel, +1 author J. Parsons

Published 2013

Psychology, Medicine

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

OBJECTIVE Although bisexual men report lower levels of mental health relative to gay men, few studies have examined the factors that contribute to bisexual men's mental health. Bisexual men are less likely to disclose, and more likely to conceal (i.e., a desire to hide), their sexual orientation than gay men. Theory suggests that this may adversely impact their mental health. This report examined the factors associated with disclosure and with concealment of sexual orientation, the association… CONTINUE READING

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