Lesbian shame: Its relationship to identity integration and attachment

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-110

  Wells, G Beverly ^a   Hansen, Nancy Downing ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Attachment styles; Dismissing attachment; Internalized shame; Lesbian identity; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERNALIZATION; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHAME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SHAME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141817798     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v45n01_05     Document Type: Article

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