Strategies used by gay and bisexual young men to cope with heterosexism

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-380

  McDavitt, Bryce ^a   Iverson, Ellen ^b   Kubicek, Katrina ^b   Weiss, George ^b   Wong, Carolyn F ^b   Kipke, Michele D ^b  

^a AIDS Project Los Angeles   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bisexual; Coping; Emotion regulation; Gay; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Stigma; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849118461     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802310741     Document Type: Article

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