Impact of active concealment of stigmatized identities on physical and psychological quality of life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue , 2017, Pages 14-17

  Quinn, Diane M ^a   Weisz, Bradley M ^a   Lawner, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Concealable stigmatized identities; Mental illness; Minority sexual orientation; Stigma; United States

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 85029673843     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.024     Document Type: Article

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