Working in a majority context: A structural model of heterosexism as minority stress in the workplace

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 218-232

  Waldo, Craig R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032875524     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.46.2.218     Document Type: Article

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