Sense of belonging to the general and gay communities as predictors of depression among Australian gay men

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-99

  McLaren, Suzanne ^a   Jude, Belinda ^a   McLachlan, Angus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Gay community; Gay men; General community; Sense of belonging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSE OF BELONGING INSTRUMENT;

EID: 77649098587     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0701.90     Document Type: Article

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