Brief report: The defense mechanisms of homophobic adolescent males: A descriptive discriminant analysis

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 435-441

  Lewis, Andrew J ^a   White, Jennifer ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Defense mechanisms; Defense styles; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Intolerance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 61349123210     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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