Examining attitudes toward college students with minority sexual orientations: Findings and suggestions

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-75

  Jurgens, Jill C ^a   Schwitzer, Alan M ^a   Middleton, Tracy ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENEDICT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay Lesbian Bisexual (GLB) students; Social adjustment to college; Student attitudes and beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953129084     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v19n01_07     Document Type: Article

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