Revealing Concealable Stigmatized Identities: The Impact of Disclosure Motivations and Positive First-Disclosure Experiences on Fear of Disclosure and Well-Being

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 570-584

  Chaudoir, Stephenie R ^a   Quinn, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 77956277666     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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