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I Embrace My LGB Identity

Self-Reassurance, Social Safeness, and the Distinctive Relevance of Authenticity to Well-Being in Italian Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual People

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ID12801523
AuthorsNicola Petrocchi (0000-0002-7210-2319, John Cabot University, corresponding author), Jessica Pistella (0000-0002-4133-0503, Sapienza University of Rome), Marco Salvati (0000-0002-1350-8730, Sapienza University of Rome), Nicola Carone (0000-0003-3696-9641, Sapienza University of Rome), Fiorenzo Laghi (0000-0003-3969-4292, Sapienza University of Rome), Roberto Baiocco (0000-0002-6372-3762, Sapienza University of Rome)
Year2019
Volume17
Issue1
Pages75-86
Publication date2019-01-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s13178-018-0373-6
OpenAlexW2909829985
LanguageEN
Citations received57
References cited81

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