Identity-behaviour congruence among behaviourally bisexual young women: The role of individual differences in sexual identity attitudes and beliefs

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-213

  Preciado, Mariana A ^a   Thompson, Elisabeth Morgan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LFA Group: Learning for Action   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexuality; individual differences; self perception; sexual behaviour; sexual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865405002     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2012.700022     Document Type: Article

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