Abstract
Mechanisms underlying the relationship between proximal sexual minority stressors and psychological distress among self-identified lesbian women are examined. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that stigma consciousness and concealment of one's sexual orientation were indirectly associated with psychological distress via increased difficulty talking with others about sexual orientation (i.e., social constraints) and brooding as sequential mediating variables. These findings suggest that lesbian women's concealment of sexual identity and expectations of discrimination and rejection are associated with difficulty talking with others about sexual identity. This difficulty in talking with others is then associated with more rumination and brooding about one's life situation, eventually associated with more psychological distress. Research limitations and future directions are presented.
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