Sexual Minority Youth Victimization and Social Support: The Intersection of Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Victimization

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-43

  Button, Deeanna M ^a   O'Connell, Daniel J ^b   Gealt, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

gay; lesbian; questioning; sexual minority youth; social support; victimization; violence against sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CRIME VICTIMS; DELAWARE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84856990191     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.614903     Document Type: Article

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