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Freedom, Invisibility, and Community

A Qualitative Study of Self-Identification with Asexuality

Bibliographic Data

ID8355233
AuthorsPádraig Macneela (0000-0002-5382-4113, National University of Ireland, corresponding author), Aisling Murphy (National University of Ireland)
Year2015
Volume44
Issue3
Pages799-812
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchives of Sexual Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0002 • E-ISSN: 1573-2800
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10508-014-0458-0
PMID25548065
OpenAlexW1972919129
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited46

Asexuality · Denial · Developmental psychology · Human sexuality · Invisibility · Meaning (existential) · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Shame · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year6,4
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
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