Sexual orientation identity and romantic relationship quality in same-sex couples

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1085-1099

  Mohr, Jonathan J ^a   Fassinger, Ruth E ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Relationship quality; Romantic relationships; Sexual orientation; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33745952874     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206288281     Document Type: Article

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