Psychology graduate students' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 145-159

  Korfhage, Bethe A ^a   Rostosky, Sherry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antigay prejudice; Attitudes; Gay men; Heterosexism; Homonegativity; Homosexuality; Lesbians; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS;

EID: 33845275583     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v51n04_08     Document Type: Article

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