Loneliness, internalized homophobia, and compulsive internet use: Factors associated with sexual risk behavior among a sample of adolescent males seeking services at a community LGBT center

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-74

  Delonga, Kathryn ^a   Torres, Hector L ^b   Kamen, Charles ^c   Evans, Stephanie N ^b   Lee, Susanne ^c   Koopman, Cheryl ^c   Gore Felton, Cheryl ^c  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79958739921     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720162.2011.581897     Document Type: Article

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