Minority Stress in Same-Sex Male Relationships: When Does It Impact Relationship Satisfaction?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1372-1390

  Kamen, Charles ^a   Burns, Michelle ^b   Beach, Steven R H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

couples; discrimination; gay men; minority stress; relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUST; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857199015     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.614904     Document Type: Article

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