Coming out in the age of the Internet: Identity "demarginalization" through virtual group participation.

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Authors

Katelyn Y. A. McKenna · New York College of Health Professions

Abstract

Internet newsgroups allow individuals to interact with others in a relatively anonymous fashion and thereby provide individuals with concealable stigmatized identities a place to belong not otherwise available. Thus, membership in these groups should become an important part of identity. Study 1 fou

Topics & Keywords

Social Media and Politics Gender, Feminism, and Media Media Studies and Communication

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volume 75, Issue 3, pp. 681-694

DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.75.3.681

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