Depressive symptoms among same-sex oriented young men: Importance of reference group

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1213-1215

  Savin Williams, Ritch C ^a   Cohen, Kenneth M ^a   Joyner, Kara ^b   Rieger, Gerulf ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651067668     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9658-4     Document Type: Letter

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