Social Support and Life Satisfaction Among Gay Men in Spain

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 241-255

  Domínguez Fuentes, Juan Manuel ^a   Hombrados Mendieta, María Isabel ^a   García Leiva, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

gay men; life satisfaction; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858018106     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.648879     Document Type: Article

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