Personality, individual differences and LGB psychology

Out in Psychology: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 77-94

  Hagger Johnson, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; LGB people; Personality and individual differences; Social psychology; Therapeutic practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889284217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713099.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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