Transgender individuals' workplace experiences: The applicability of sexual minority measures and models

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-70

  Brewster, Melanie E ^a   Velez, Brandon ^a   DeBlaere, Cirleen ^b   Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender identity management; Heterosexism; Transgender; Workplace climate; Workplace harassment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DECISION MAKING; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CAREER CHOICE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860808061     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025206     Document Type: Article

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