Measurement of internalized homonegativity in gay and bisexual men in Uganda: Cross-cultural properties of the internalized homonegativity scale

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Ross, Michael W ^a   Smolenski, Derek J ^b   Kajubi, Phoebe ^c   Mandel, Jeffrey S ^c   McFarland, Willi ^c,d   Raymond, Fisher H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Bisexual; Gay; Homophobia; Internalized homonegativity; MSM; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; UGANDA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951209415     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903527746     Document Type: Article

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