The coming out process: Developmental stages for sexual minority youth

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-377

  Carrion, Victor G ^a   Lock, James ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out; Gay youth; Homophobia; Identity formation; Societal intolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENIAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIETY; STRESS;

EID: 0030738113     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104597023005     Document Type: Article

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