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Direct linkBeals, Kristin P.; Peplau, Letitia Anne – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
This research tested predictions about the association of identity support and identity devaluation with psychological well-being (self-esteem, life satisfaction, and depression). Lesbian women completed baseline surveys (N=42), then provided daily experience reports during a 2-week period (n=38), and completed a 2-month follow-up survey (n=34).…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Females, Well Being, Identification
Peer reviewedPeplau, Letitia Anne; And Others – Journal of Social Issues, 1978
According to a questionnaire study of 127 lesbians, differences in values regarding relationships reflect two distinct dimensions: dyadic attachment and personal autonomy. These relationship values were associated with women's social characteristics and feminist involvement. (Author/WI)
Descriptors: Activism, Attachment Behavior, Females, Feminism
Fingerhut, Adam W.; Peplau, Letitia Anne; Ghavami, Negin – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2005
The diverse life experiences of contemporary lesbians are shaped by women's differing ties to two social worlds, the majority heterosexual society and the minority subculture of the lesbian or sexual-minority world. This article presents a detailed conceptual analysis of a dual-identity framework that emphasizes lesbians' simultaneous affiliations…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Females, Identification, Experience
