Parsimony in Personality: Predicting Sexual Prejudice

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-214

  Miller, Audrey K ^a   Wagner, Maverick M ^a   Hunt, Amy N ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

homophobia; NEO PI R; Openness; Openness to Values; sexual prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858039504     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.638550     Document Type: Article

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