Perceived Experiences of Anti-Bisexual Prejudice: Instrument Development and Evaluation

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-468

  Brewster, Melanie E ^a   Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti bisexual prejudice and discrimination; Biphobia; Bisexuality; Minority stress; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958567422     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021116     Document Type: Article

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