Concealable Stigmatized Identities and Psychological Well-Being

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-51

  Quinn, Diane M ^a   Earnshaw, Valerie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871964145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12005     Document Type: Review

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