Effects of sexual prejudice and anger on physical aggression toward gay and heterosexual men

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-17

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a,b   Zeichner, Amos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 13444305232     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.6.1.3     Document Type: Article

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