Sexuality Related Social Support Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1134-1147

  Doty, Nathan Daniel ^a,d   Willoughby, Brian L B ^a   Lindahl, Kristin M ^b   Malik, Neena M ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Learning and Emotional Assessment Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Lesbian; Matching theory; Resilience; Sexual minority; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955328032     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9566-x     Document Type: Article

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