Identity threat and identity loss among gay male Grindr users in the United Kingdom
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- 19 August 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology & Sexuality
- p. 1-23
Abstract
Identity loss refers to the complete breakdown of the identity structure. It is characterised by ‘feelings of emptiness, being lost, broken, and simply not knowing who one is’ (Kaufman et al., 2019...Keywords
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