Proposes visibility management as a key construct in gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) identity development. Visibility management refers to the dynamic, ongoing process by which GLB youth make careful, planned decisions about whether they will disclose their sexual orientation, to whom and how they disclose, and how they continue to monitor the…

This study describes the disclosure processes of 68 sexually abused girls. Circumstances of disclosure were found to be related to long-term psychological functioning. Girls who disclosed accidentally were younger, experienced abuse for shorter durations, and received the most therapy. At follow-up, those who purposefully disclosed had greater…

Describes why a new law requiring California colleges to warn people of security breaches involving their computerized personal data has administrators worried about both cost and liability. (EV)

The reasons that the Internal Revenue Service often audits alumni associations are cited, and specific procedures and considerations in preparing for and conducting the audit are given. (MSE)

The effects of test item disclosure on resulting examinee equated scores and population passing rates were studied for 5,000 examinees taking a professional licensing examination. Results suggest that the effects of disclosing depended on the nature of the released items. Specific effects on particular examinees are also discussed. (SLD)

Discusses issues related to the public disclosure of documentary information produced by accreditation. Argues that accreditation documents would not be informative or useful to the general public, and their disclosure would have ill effects on the accreditation process. (DMM)

Supports greater public disclosure of accreditation information in light of heightened external concern about educational quality and weakened public confidence. Contends that accrediting agencies should be willing to specify the professional and lay judgments that provide a basis for certification. (DMM)

Surveyed physically disabled persons to learn their opinions and preferences with regard to self-disclosure as a stigma management strategy. Results revealed that disabled subjects were frequently open to disclosing, but did not often ask about the disabilities of others or feel more at ease themselves after disclosing. (Author/NB)

Contrasted counselors who disclosed personal material similar to client's problem, counselors who disclosed problematic but irrelevant information, counselors who disclosed nothing, and counselors whose similarity was revealed by someone else, using 60 college students role-playing clients. Found both disclosures and similarity information had…

Conducted two studies to investigate marital satisfaction and egocentric bias in spouses' perceived contributions to activities in marriage. Results from 40 spouses indicated that spouses claimed to make greater contributions to negative relationships events than their partners attributed to them. Results from 50 spouses replicated findings.…

Finds that people characterizing themselves in more balanced terms were rated as more likeable, honest, and authentic then either self-deprecators or self-enhancers, and were viewed as having significantly more self-knowledge than self-deprecating individuals. Indicates that self-deprecators and self-enhancers are disliked for somewhat different…

Projective techniques have evoked a minimal degree of interest on the part of counselors due to psychometric limitations, lack of training opportunities, and the obscure qualities of the instruments. The author proposes a method to stimulate the use of projectives as an integral part of the counseling process and provides justification for the…

In a study among undergraduates (n=257), results revealed that even though self-concealment was associated with less favorable attitudes toward seeking help, it was also associated with greater intentions to seek counseling. In another study, high self-concealers read a description of counseling that indicated that counseling involves revealing…

Examined differences in trust and self-disclosure associated with secure, anxious/ambivalent, and avoidant attachment. Findings from 98 undergraduate students revealed that, in general, subjects who reported themselves as securely attached also reported, in comparison with avoidant attachment, higher levels of trust in partner, amount of…

Focuses on the content of adoption disclosure counseling and the perceptions of adult adoptees and relatives about the helpfulness of counseling. Data were gathered from 225 adult adoptees and 143 biological relatives who participated in mandatory counseling services in Ontario, Canada. The majority of subjects indicated counseling was very…