Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Lesbian and Gay Persons: Critical Correlates and Mediated Relations

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-384

  Goodman, Melinda B ^a   Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian and gay persons; gender role attitudes; homophobia; right wing authoritarianism; social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749130365     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.55.3.371     Document Type: Article

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