Self-perception of Same-sex Sexuality Among Heterosexual Women: Association with Personal Need for Structure

Self and Identity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-147

  Preciado, Mariana A ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Need for structure; Same sex sexuality; Self perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859492433     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2010.515720     Document Type: Article

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