The impact of cues of stigma and support on self-perceived sexual orientation among heterosexually identified men and women

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 477-485

  Preciado, Mariana A ^a   Johnson, Kerri L ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivated cognition; Self perception; Sexual orientation; Social stigma; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873886718     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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