Family support and acceptance, gay male identity formation, and psychological adjustment: A path model

Family Process

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-144

  Elizur, Yoel ^a   Ziv, Michael ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Ichilov Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY RELATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY RELATIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0035380838     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2001.4020100125.x     Document Type: Article

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