Adolescents’ Appraisal of Homophobic Epithets: The Role of Individual and Situational Factors.
Homophobic epithets have become commonly used insults among adolescents. However, evidence suggests that there are differences in how these homophobic epithets are evaluated based on beliefs held by the observer and the context in which they are used. To examine this, Italian high school students we...
| Published in: | Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 63; no. 10; pp. 1422 - 1439 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2016
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