Lesbians in love: Why some relationships endure and others end

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-63

  Beals, Kristin P ^a   Impett, Emily A ^a   Peplau, Letitia Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Couples; Lesbians; Minority stress; Relationship satisfaction; Relationships; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751349385     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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