Secrets and Subjective Well-Being: A Clinical Oxymoron

Wismeijer, Andreas

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-6953-8_19

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“…Previous studies reported that keeping secrets comes at a high cost (Finkenauer, Engels & Meeus, 2002;Finkenauer & Rime, 1998;Masuda, Anderson, Wendell, Chou, Price, & Feinstein, 2011;Uysal, Lin, & Knee, 2010;Wismeijer, 2011). The men is our study described years of emotional struggles, constantly thinking about their homosexuality, looking for ways to make their homosexuality go away, making intense efforts to hide it from the world, and struggling with devastating feelings of guilt, self-hate, fear of being caught, tremendous shame, and even suicidality.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Most prior research on the consequences of secrecy has associated secrecy with a variety of negative outcomes such as health problems, obsessive thoughts, and emotional distress (Finkenauer, Engels, & Meeus, 2002;Finkenauer & Rime, 1998;Kelly & Achter, 1995;Major & Gramzow, 1999;Masuda, Anderson, Wendell, Chou, Price, & Feinstein, 2011;Wismeijer, 2011). Additionally, secrecy in families has been significantly associated with dissatisfaction with relationships (Golish, 2000;Uysal, Lin, Knee, & Bush, 2012;Vangelisti, 1994).…”

Section: Secrecymentioning

confidence: 95%

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“It’s a Horrible Sin. If They Find Out, I Will Not be Able to Stay”: Orthodox Jewish Gay Men’s Experiences Living in Secrecy

Itzhaky

Kissil

2015

Journal of Homosexuality

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This qualitative study examined the intersection of sexual orientation and religion in the Jewish Orthodox community by exploring 22 Orthodox Jewish gay men's experiences living in secrecy. Analysis of in-depth interviews conducted with these men revealed four primary themes: emotional turmoil, ways of coping, impact on family relationships, and importance of the context. Findings from this study describe the daily struggles these men experienced keeping their homosexuality a secret. The findings suggest that in order to design effective interventions with this population, it is crucial to consider the larger community and religious context.

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Section: Secrecymentioning

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“It’s a Horrible Sin. If They Find Out, I Will Not be Able to Stay”: Orthodox Jewish Gay Men’s Experiences Living in Secrecy

Itzhaky

Kissil

2015

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…The idea of secrets and particularly family secrets being harmful is well established in the literature [Karpel, 1980; Vangelisti and Caughlin, 1997; Wismeijer, 2011]. In a study of parents of children conceived as a result of egg donation, Hahn and Craft‐Rosenberg [2002] determined the fear of harmful secrets to be the dominant theme driving parents who disclosed to their children.…”

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confidence: 99%

Incidental findings in genetic research and clinical diagnostic tests: A systematic review

Jackson

Goldsmith

O’Connor

et al. 2012

American J of Med Genetics Pt A

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Incidental findings arise when clinically relevant genetic information about a research participant or patient is identified outside the scope of the original research objective or diagnostic test being performed. These findings can relate to carrier status for a heritable condition, misattributed paternity or increased susceptibility to a medical condition. The decision whether to disclose these findings to the research subject or patient is underpinned by many ethical, moral, and potentially legal considerations. There is an urgent need for definitive guidelines for researchers and healthcare professionals. We performed a systematic review of the relevant literature concerning the disclosure of incidental findings, based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations, using the prescribed flowchart and checklist. At initial screening, 473 articles were retrieved. The inclusion and exclusion criteria aimed at obtaining data that were relevant and of sufficient quality were applied and a total of four relevant studies were identified, comprising 2,680 individual participants and 1,023 guidance documents. Major themes emerging from the included articles include patient autonomy, patient welfare, harmful secrets, and genetic literacy. The lack of relevant studies emphasizes the urgent need for empirical investigations into the disclosure or non-disclosure of genetic incidental findings, and the provision of guidelines to assist healthcare professionals and researchers.

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“…There is no reason to suggest that self-concealers commit more rule violations than others. Given the generally inhibited nature of self-concealers (Kelly, 2002;Wismeijer, 2011), one would rather expect the opposite. In addition, it is also not expected that SC is associated with concealing taboo topics as these, as was mentioned earlier, generally apply to all members of a given population, and not just to self-concealers.…”

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Self-concealers: Do they conceal what we always assumed they do?

Wismeijer

2011

Personality and Individual Differences

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. b s t r a c tThe present investigation empirically examined the relation between self-concealment and three secret typologies reported in the literature. For this aim a general population sample of 221 participants completed an online questionnaire that included the Self-concealment Scale (Larson & Chastain, 1990).Respondents also wrote down their most important secret. It was found that SC is positively associated with keeping secrets that concern convictions of personal inadequacy, sorrows, and worries that relate to oneself. In addition, it is concluded that self-concealed information refers in particular to secrets regarding personal inadequacy, sorrow, and worry. Implications for secrecy research are discussed and suggestions for future research are made.

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Secrets and Subjective Well-Being: A Clinical Oxymoron

Cited by 19 publications

References 56 publications

“It’s a Horrible Sin. If They Find Out, I Will Not be Able to Stay”: Orthodox Jewish Gay Men’s Experiences Living in Secrecy

“It’s a Horrible Sin. If They Find Out, I Will Not be Able to Stay”: Orthodox Jewish Gay Men’s Experiences Living in Secrecy

Incidental findings in genetic research and clinical diagnostic tests: A systematic review

Self-concealers: Do they conceal what we always assumed they do?

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