Stability and change in self-reported sexual orientation identity in young people: Application of mobility metrics

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 519-532

  Ott, Miles Q ^a   Corliss, Heather L ^b   Wypij, David ^a,b   Rosario, Margaret ^c   Austin, S Bryn ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence mobility metrics; Bisexual; Gay; Lesbian; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY;

EID: 79958693779     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9691-3     Document Type: Article

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