Was it a Phase? Young Women's Relinquishment of Lesbian/Bisexual Identities Over a 5-Year Period

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 352-364

  Diamond, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85047692261     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.352     Document Type: Article

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