Young adults' reactions to gay and lesbian peers who became suicidal following "coming out" to their parents

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-210

  Cato, Jennifer E ^a   Cantetto, Silvia Sara ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF DISCLOSURE; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0038825314     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.33.2.201.22774     Document Type: Article

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