Minority-specific determinants of mental well-being among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-166

  Berghe, Wim Vanden ^a   Dewaele, Alexis ^b   Cox, Nele ^a   Vincke, John ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 74549175651     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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