Stress-related growth, coming out, and internalized homonegativity in lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. an examination of stress-related growth within the minority stress model

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-137

  Cox, Nele ^a   Dewaele, Alexis ^b   van Houtte, Mieke ^a   Vincke, John ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coming out; Internalized homonegativity; LGB youth; Minority stress model; Stress related growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651096324     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.533631     Document Type: Article

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