Revision, criterion validity, and multigroup assessment of the reactions to homosexuality scale

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 568-576

  Smolenski, Derek J ^a   Diamond, Pamela M ^b   Ross, Michael W ^b   Rosser, B R Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958487333     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2010.513300     Document Type: Article

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