Coping behaviors among sexual minority female youth

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-15

  Pendragon, Diane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Coping; Disenfranchisement; Gender; Heterosexism; Identity; Lesbian youth; Queer youth; Sexual minority female youth; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 74249107706     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160903058840     Document Type: Article

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