Correlates of Anger in Response to Gay Men: Effects of Male Gender Role Beliefs, Sexual Prejudice, and Masculine Gender Role Stress

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-178

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a   Peterson, John L ^a   Vincent, Wilson ^a   Bakeman, Roger ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; gender role stress; masculinity; sex roles; sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649128145     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.9.3.167     Document Type: Article

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