Is coming out always a "good thing"? exploring the relations of autonomy support, outness, and wellness for lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-152

  Legate, Nicole ^a   Ryan, Richard M ^a   Weinstein, Netta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bisexual; coming out; gay; lesbian; self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856494681     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550611411929     Document Type: Review

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