Sexual and Ethnic Identity Development Among Gay-Bisexual-Questioning (GBQ) Male Ethnic Minority Adolescents

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-214

  Jamil, Omar B ^a   Harper, Gary W ^a   Fernandez, M Isabel ^b,c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Adolescent Medicine Trial Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions

Author keywords

adolescents; bisexual; ethnic identity development; gay; sexual identity development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AWARENESS; BISEXUALITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650976594     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014795     Document Type: Article

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