Perceived discrimination and social support: The influences on career development and college adjustment of LGBT college students

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 293-309

  Schmidt, Christa K ^a   Miles, Joseph R ^b   Welsh, Anne C ^c  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

and transgender college students; bisexual; college adjustment; gay; lesbian; vocational indecision

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960718415     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: 15560856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845310372615     Document Type: Article

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