International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 223

Full Length Research Paper

Expanding the internalized homonegativity Scale by including the factor of fear of being identified as a non-heterosexual person

José Moral De La Rubia
  • José Moral De La Rubia
  • Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico.
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Adrian Valle De La O.
  • Adrian Valle De La O.
  • School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey Mexico.
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  •  Received: 18 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 29 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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