Risk and protective factors for poor school adjustment in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school youth: Variable and person-centered analyses

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-172

  Murdock, Tamera B ^a   Bolch, Megan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 14544283577     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20054     Document Type: Article

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