Outness, or self-disclosure of sexual orientation, plays a key role in the sexual identity development of LGB individuals and is linked with mental health. Lower outness has been consistently linked with higher internalized sexual prejudice; however, no extant research has explored the relationship between generalized self-disclosure and outness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incremental validity of general self-disclosure to explain variance in outness beyond what is accounted for by internalized sexual prejudice among young adults (N = 387; 46 lesbians; 78 gay men; 49 bisexual men; 214 bisexual women). Self-disclosure explained additional variance in outness beyond internalized sexual prejudice. While outness is related to internalized sexual prejudice, general personality characteristics such as self-disclosure may also play a role in LGB individuals’ disclosure of their sexual orientation. These findings suggest that while internalized sexual prejudice is still the primary driver of lower outness, lower general self-disclosure may also play an important role. Closeted individuals may be weighing the risks and benefits of disclosing their sexual orientation, as they would with any other personal information. For those struggling with self-disclosure of sexual orientation, clinicians should attend to internalized sexual prejudice while also noting an individual’s comfort with general self-disclosure.

Outness 或性取向的自我披露在 LGB 个体的性认同发展中起着关键作用，并与心理健康有关。较低的外在性一直与较高的内化性偏见有关。然而，现有的研究还没有探讨过广泛的自我表露与外在性之间的关系。本研究的目的是调查一般自我表露的增量有效性，以解释年轻人的内在性偏见之外的外在差异（N = 387; 46 名女同性恋者；78 名男同性恋者；49 名双性恋男子；214 双性恋女性）。自我披露解释了超越内化性偏见的额外差异。虽然外在与内化的性偏见有关，但自我披露等一般人格特征也可能在 LGB 个人披露其性取向中发挥作用。这些研究结果表明，虽然内在的性偏见仍然是较低外在性的主要驱动因素，但较低的一般自我披露也可能发挥重要作用。保密的个人可能会权衡披露其性取向的风险和收益，就像他们对待任何其他个人信息一样。对于那些挣扎于自我披露性取向的人来说，