Factors associated with parents' knowledge of gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths' sexual orientation

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-198

  D'Augelli, Anthony R ^a   Grossman, Arnold H ^b   Starks, Michael T ^a   Sinclair, Katerina O ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Family; Gay; Lesbian; Sexual orientation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951886448     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504281003705410     Document Type: Article

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