Lesbians in Empirical Psychological Research: A New Perspective for the Twenty-First Century?

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-16

  Lee, I Ching ^a   Crawford, Mary ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes toward sexualities; gender bias in research; lesbian; research critique

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; LIFESTYLE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84855977240     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.557637     Document Type: Article

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