The Mediating Effects of Attitudes Toward Homosexuality between Secure Attachment and Disclosure Outcomes among Gay Men

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 159-177

  Jellison, William A ^a   McConnell, Allen R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment style; Attitudes; Gay men; Internalized homophobia; Self disclosure; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942452786     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v46n01_05     Document Type: Article

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