Sexual identity confusion and problem behaviors in adolescents: A risk and resilience approach

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 131-150

  Rose, Hilary ^a   Rodgers, Kathleen Boyce ^b   Small, Stephen ^c  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Confusion; Resilience; Risk; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845723655     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v40n02_07     Document Type: Article

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