Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 440-445

  Adams, Henry E ^a,b   Wright Jr , Lester W ^a   Lohr, Bethany A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EROTISM; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PHOBIA; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0029737764     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.105.3.440     Document Type: Article

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