Coming out in the age of the Internet: Identity "demarginalization" through virtual group participation.
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna, John A. Bargh·1998·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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
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