Changes in How Students Use and Are Called Homophobic Epithets Over Time: Patterns Predicted by Gender, Bullying, and Victimization Status

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 393-406

  Poteat, V Paul ^a   O'Dwyer, Laura M ^a   Mereish, Ethan H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Homophobia; LGBT; Prejudice; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874348085     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026437     Document Type: Article

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