Perceived Social Support From Friends and Family and Psychosocial Functioning in Bisexual Young Adult College Students

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-163

  Sheets Jr , Raymond L ^a   Mohr, Jonathan J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexuality; depression; friends and family; internalized stigma; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849108910     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.56.1.152     Document Type: Article

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