Aspects of homophobia in Italian high schools: Students' attitudes and perceptions of school climate

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2600-2620

  Prati, Gabriele ^a   Pietrantoni, Luca ^a   D'Augelli, Anthony R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 81355124212     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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