Happy, mature, and gay: Intimacy, power, and difficult times in coming out stories

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 278-298

  King, Laura A ^a   Noelle, Summer Smith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego developement; Homosexuality; Narratives; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544272397     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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