Youth on the virtual edge: Researching marginalized sexualities and genders online

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 560-570

  McDermott, Elizabeth ^a   Roen, Katrina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

adolescents youth, at risk; bisexuals; gays and lesbians; gender; interviews, electronic; minorities; research, access to participants; research, online; research, qualitative; self harm; sensitive topics; sexuality sexual health; social identity; suicide; transsexuals; vulnerable populations; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LESBIAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NORWAY; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857833515     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311425052     Document Type: Review

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