The Moderator Roles of Coping Style and Identity Disclosure in the Relationship Between Perceived Sexual Stigma and Psychological Distress

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2883-2903

  Talley, Amelia E ^a   Bettencourt, B Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 84155184413     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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