Sexual orientation and differences in mental health, stress, and academic performance in a national sample of U.S. college students

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1255-1280

  Oswalt, Sara B ^a   Wyatt, Tammy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academics; College students; Mental health; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053317888     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.605738     Document Type: Article

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