Family rejection as a predictor of negative health outcomes in white and latino lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 346-352

  Ryan, Caitlin ^a   Huebner, David ^b   Diaz, Rafael M ^a   Sanchez, Jorge ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay youth; Homosexuality; LGB adolescents; Risk factors; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY INTERACTION; FAMILY REJECTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AGE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449106340     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3524     Document Type: Article

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