Perceived Cultural Attitudes Toward Homosexuality and Their Effects on Iranian and American Sexual Minorities

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 372-376

  Mireshghi, Sholeh I ^a   Matsumoto, David ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; cultural; depression; homosexuality; Iranian; perceived stress; self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STRESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349192829     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012920     Document Type: Article

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