• DOI:10.1177/00100002030004002
• Corpus ID: 4817535

Heterosexual Identity Development

@article{Worthington2002HeterosexualID,
  title={Heterosexual Identity Development},
  author={Roger L. Worthington and Holly Bielstein Savoy and Frank R. Dillon and Elizabeth R. Vernaglia},
  journal={The Counseling Psychologist},
  year={2002},
  volume={30},
  pages={496 - 531}
}

• Roger L. Worthington, H. Savoy, +1 author E. R. Vernaglia
• Published 1 July 2002
• Psychology
• The Counseling Psychologist

This article builds on earlier conceptual models of identity development to propose a model of heterosexual identity development. A review of the existing literature on majority and minority group identity development, heterosexuality, and other relevant foundational literature is provided as a rationale for the proposed model. Based on an analysis of the strengths and limitations of the existing literature, the authors propose a preliminary model of heterosexual identity development. The article concludes with implications for research, practice, training, and measurement in counseling psychology.