Citation

Mathy RM, Schillace M, Carol HM. J. Psychol. Human Sex. 2004; 15(2-3): 47-71.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J056v15n02_04

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

We tested competing hypotheses about the impact of rural-urban gradients on sexual minorities with a public Internet chat room sample (n = 82) and a community-owned coffee house sample (n = 92). We found associations between rural-urban gradient and reports of paternal maltreatment as a child as well as self-disclosure of sexual orientation to a family member. In the coffee house sample, rural-urban gradient mediated the mean age at which participants self-disclosed their sexual orientation to another person, close friend, family member, and parent, though it was associated in the Internet sample only with disclosure of sexual orientation to a family member. Rural-urban gradient was not associated with suicidal intent or victimization. © 2003 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

Child abuse; Suicide; Lesbian; Religiosity; Psychosexual development