Relationally specific sexual identity concealment and loneliness among sexual and gender minority women in Japan: A culturally situated analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine whether sexual identity concealment is differentially associated with loneliness across relational domains-parents and heterosexual friends-among sexual and gender minority (SGM) women in Japan, and to interpret these patterns within cultural norms.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, self-administered paper questionnaire study of SGM women in Japan (N = 166). Loneliness was assessed using the Japanese version of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale. Concealment was measured with binary items (1 = concealment, 0 = disclosure) for two domains. Multiple linear regressions estimated domain-specific associations with loneliness, adjusting for age; sexual orientation (reference = lesbian); gender identity (cisgender vs. non-cisgender); marital status (partn

SUBMITTER: Hayakawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12783912 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature