The leisure context of adolescents who are lesbian, gay male, bisexual and questioning their sexual identities: An exploratory study

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 341-355

  Caldwell, Linda L ^a   Kivel, Beth D ^b   Smith, Edward A ^a   Hayes, David ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Leisure; Lesbian and gay adolescents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006752449     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.1998.11949837     Document Type: Article

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