Gay and bisexual men who disclose their sexual orientations in the workplace have higher workday levels of salivary cortisol and negative affect

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-267

  Huebner, David M ^a,b   Davis, Mary C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ARIZONA; BISEXUALITY; COHORT STUDIES; DECEPTION; EMPLOYMENT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; SALIVA; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 29244490632     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3003_10     Document Type: Article

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