Affectionate same-sex touch: The influence of homophobia on observers' perceptions

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 774-788

  Floyd, Kory ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affection; Homophobia; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOUCH; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEAR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TOUCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034568185     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600516     Document Type: Article

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