Gay research paper, ego syntonic/ego dystonic, avowal/disavowal
November 28, 2014 6:30 PM   Subscribe

Trying to track down a research paper involving homosexuality and identity. Or something.

I remember it going something like this:

A) John is gay and he is true to himself by engaging in physical and emotional same-sex relationships.
B) John is gay and he is true to himself by not engaging in physical and emotional same-sex relationships.

I'm pretty sure this was some sort of empirical research paper making some conclusion about how ego syntonic behaviors are viewed or something like that. Like, resisting or following impulses can both be seen as both ego syntonic and ego dystonic. And this might have been a study on people's attitudes when presented with both (A) and (B).

Does this ring a bell for anyone?? I'm dying to get my hands on this paper. Is there another good place where I could ask this?
posted by zeek321 to Science & Nature (4 answers total) 5 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: I think you may be thinking of this (link to paper).
posted by martinrebas at 5:02 AM on November 29, 2014 [1 favorite]


Many university library websites can get you a decent distance into locating this info. Even better if you live near one and can walk in and talk to a research librarian
posted by childofTethys at 6:09 AM on November 29, 2014


Response by poster: Many university library websites can get you a decent distance into locating this info.

I have academic access and a lot of experience hunting for papers (synonyms, boolean algebra) and I'm still coming up short. (Not my field, though, which is why I'm asking wider.)
posted by zeek321 at 7:03 AM on November 29, 2014


Response by poster: I think you may be thinking of

Ahh, martinrebas, I think this is it! Thank you! (I love Ask MeFi!) I'm going to give it a close read. Anything similar greatly appreciated. Still watching this thread.
posted by zeek321 at 7:07 AM on November 29, 2014


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