A secret attraction or defensive loathing? Homophobia, defense, and implicit cognition

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-394

  Meier, Brian P ^a   Robinson, Michael D ^b   Gaither, George A ^c   Heinert, Nikki J ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Homophobia; Self deception; Sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646887042     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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