Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carswell, Sade C., Carswell
Language:English
Published: Antioch University / OhioLINK 2018
Subjects:
Psychology
Psychotherapy
African Americans
Glbt Studies
African American adolescent
Homosexuality
GLBT Id development
Multiple Minority Discrimination
Phenomenology
delays in coming out process
coming out process
qualitative
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1526848432031933
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-antioch15268484320319332021-08-03T07:06:58Z Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents Carswell, Sade C., Carswell Psychology Psychotherapy African Americans Glbt Studies African American adolescent Homosexuality GLBT Id development Multiple Minority Discrimination Phenomenology delays in coming out process coming out process qualitative The coming out process can be a difficult transition for adolescents to endure, and can result in an array of mental, emotional, and social challenges. This can be especially true for gay, lesbian, and bisexual African American adolescents. This study explores factors that may create barriers for adolescents from beginning or completing the transition of coming out, and how those factors in combination with unique factors of being an African American adolescent affect the coming out process. The study’s findings were produced utilizing a phenomenological research method: a semi-structured interview accompanied by demographic questionnaire (Merriam, 2009). Results of the study indicate that for many of the participants, being African American caused pause, consideration, or delays in coming completely out to their friends, family, and community. Commons themes that emerged from the interviews were identified and labeled Unaccepted, Religious Reasons, Fear of Rejection, Anxious, Acceptance, Avoiding, African American Ideal Status/Masculinity, Denial, Alone/Isolation, Not Pressured to Come Out, and Self-Hatred. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/etd 2018-07-27 English text Antioch University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1526848432031933 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1526848432031933 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Psychology
Psychotherapy
African Americans
Glbt Studies
African American adolescent
Homosexuality
GLBT Id development
Multiple Minority Discrimination
Phenomenology
delays in coming out process
coming out process
qualitative
spellingShingle Psychology
Psychotherapy
African Americans
Glbt Studies
African American adolescent
Homosexuality
GLBT Id development
Multiple Minority Discrimination
Phenomenology
delays in coming out process
coming out process
qualitative
Carswell, Sade C., Carswell
Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
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title Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
title_short Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
title_full Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
title_fullStr Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Cleaning out the Proverbial Closet: Delays in the Coming out Process of African American Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents
title_sort cleaning out the proverbial closet: delays in the coming out process of african american lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents
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