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dc.contributor.authorA. Halpin, Sean
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Michael
dc.contributor.editorJohn P. De Cecco
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:27:55Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.modified2009-10-14T22:09:31Z
dc.identifier.issn1540-3602
dc.identifier.doi10.1300/J082v47n02_07
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/5399
dc.description.abstractThe current study evaluated the stage theory of Homosexual Identity Formation (HIF) developed by Cass (1979), in terms of the relationship between stage of gay identity development and psychosocial well-being. Four hundred twenty-five males (12 to 64 years, M = 29.2) reporting sexual attraction to other men provided demographic information and completed psychosocial measures: the Happiness-Sadness Scale (McGreal & Joseph, 1993), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau & Ferguson, 1978), the Index of Self-Esteem (Hudson, 1982), and the Gay Identity Questionnaire (Brady & Busse, 1994). Correlation analysis and ANCOVAs controlling for age and nationality demonstrated that the 6 sequential stages of HIF were associated with a U-shaped function for the psychosocial variables. Well-being was high during the initial Confusion and Comparison stages of HIF, was reduced during the middle Tolerance and Acceptance stages, and was again high in the later Pride and Synthesis stages. Each of the psychosocial variables was significantly different according to stage of development (p < .001). Qualitative analysis of subjects' comments also revealed support for the U-shaped pattern.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeBinghamton, NY, USA
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792306897~db=all
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom109
dc.relation.ispartofpageto126
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Homosexuality
dc.relation.ispartofvolume47
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1608
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1699
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleChanges in psychosocial well-being during stages of gay identity development.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2004 Haworth Press. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2004
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAllen, Michael W.


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