The Moderating Effects of LGBTQ Television Narratives on Rehearsal Imagined Interactions and LGBTQ Identity Disclosure

• In Event: ICA Plenary Interactive Paper/Poster Session I
  In Interactive Paper Session: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Interactive Paper Session

Abstract

This paper explores the linkage between rehearsal imagined interactions and coming out stories, specifically how attitudes about LGBTQ portrayals on television moderate the use of rehearsal imagined interactions on attitudes and openness in LGBTQ identity disclosures. Using imagined interaction theory (IIT), we found significance in the moderation using a mixed methods approach. We also developed an additional characteristic scale to add to current IIT measurements, the Parasocial Characteristic Scale.

Author

• Erin B. Waggoner, U of Connecticut