The USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS): Homophobia, psychological adjustment, and protective factors

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 455-471

  Bos, Henny ^a   Gartrell, Nanette ^b   Peyser, Heidi ^c   van Balen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Lesbian Family Study

Author keywords

Children; Homophobia; Lesbian families; Protective factors; Psychological adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449245838     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160802278630     Document Type: Article

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