Personal need for structure and attitudes toward homosexuality

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-87

  Smith, Michael R ^a   Gordon, Randall A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031991151     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224549809600355     Document Type: Article

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