Development and validation of the attitudes toward same-sex marriage scale

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 117-134

  Pearl, Marcia L ^a   Galupo, M Paz ^a,b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*

Author keywords

Attitudes; Gay marriage; Gay men; Lesbians; Same sex marriage; Scale development; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 34548805832     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v53n03_07     Document Type: Article

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