Children in planned lesbian families: Stigmatisation, psychological adjustment and protective factors

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-236

  Bos, Henny M W ^a   van Balen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Lesbian families; Psychological adjustment; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LESBIAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 42549112084     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050701601702     Document Type: Article

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