The influence of dual-identity development on the psychosocial functioning of African-American gay and bisexual men

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-189

  Crawford, Isiaah ^a   Allison, Kevin W ^b   Zamboni, Brian D ^a   Soto, Tomas ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The CORE Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDENTITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NEGRO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER IDENTITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; CHICAGO; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0036701256     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224490209552140     Document Type: Article

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