Resilience among rural lesbian youth

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Cohn, Tracy J ^a   Hastings, Sarah L ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent lesbians; Positive psychology; Resilience in youth; Rural psychology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 74249095359     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160903060325     Document Type: Article

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