Effects of Family and Friend Support on LGB Youths' Mental Health and Sexual Orientation Milestones

Family Relations

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-330

  Shilo, Guy ^a   Savaya, Riki ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Family support; Family undermining; Friend support; Identity development; Mental health; Sexual minority youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959209829     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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