An empirical study into the relationship between bisexual identity congruence, internalized biphobia and infidelity among bisexual women

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-38

  Hoang, Mimi ^a   Holloway, Judy ^b   Mendoza, Richard H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual women; Infidelity; Internalized biphobia; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952001914     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2011.545285     Document Type: Article

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