Retrospective recall of sexual orientation identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1658-1673

  Calzo, Jerel P ^a   Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Mays, Vickie M ^b   Cochran, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental milestones; Gender; Life course research; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755187507     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025508     Document Type: Article

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