An important yet understudied element of the stigma disclosure calculus is the response of individuals who are the recipients of stigmatizing information—individuals who are essentially on the front lines of disclosure. Stigma disclosure recipients (SDRs) have a profound influence on disclosers’ workplace experience, yet there is a minimal understanding of how SDRs manage their responses during disclosure encounters. This article contributes to stigma identity management and workplace diversity research by focusing on the antecedents and outcomes of SDRs’ responses in organizations. We apply a novel event systems perspective to disclosure events, which allows us to develop a generalizable framework to understand the psychological and behavioral responses of SDRs across different types of stigmas. Our framework offers a unique perspective on how disclosure events trigger stigma-induced identity threat, which underlies a range of SDRs’ hostile and supportive behaviors. Overall, we propose that these responses of SDRs have important implications for the perpetuation and dismantling of stigma in the workplace. We offer implications for research and practice.

污名披露演算的一个重要但尚未被研究的要素是个人，他们是污名化信息的接收者，即本质上在披露前线的个人。污名披露接受者（SDR）对披露者的工作经历具有深远的影响，但对SDR如何在遇到披露过程中如何管理其回应的了解很少。本文通过关注SDR在组织中的反应的前因和结果，为污名化身份管理和工作场所多样性研究做出了贡献。我们将新颖的事件系统视角应用于披露事件，这使我们能够开发一个可概括的框架，以了解跨不同类型污名的SDR的心理和行为反应。我们的框架为披露事件如何触发由耻辱感引起的身份威胁提供了独特的视角，这是一系列特别提款权的敌对和支持行为的基础。总体而言，我们建议，特别提款权的这些应对措施对工作场所中的污名的持久化和消除具有重要意义。我们为研究和实践提供启示。