Predictors of Heterosexual College Students' Attitudes Toward LGBT People

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-320

  Woodford, Michael R ^a   Silverschanz, Perry ^a   Swank, Eric ^b   Scherrer, Kristin S ^c   Raiz, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; campus climate; college students; discrimination; gender expression; gender identity; heterosexual; sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867250454     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2012.716697     Document Type: Article

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