Predicting Homophobic Behavior Among Heterosexual Youth: Domain General and Sexual Orientation-Specific Factors at the Individual and Contextual Level

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 351-362

  Paul Poteat, V ^a   DiGiovanni, Craig D ^a   Scheer, Jillian R ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Empathy; Homophobia; Intergroup relations; Prejudice; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873727784     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9813-4     Document Type: Article

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