Minority stress, substance use, and intimate partner violence among sexual minority women

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 247-256

  Lewis, Robin J ^a   Milletich, Robert J ^a   Kelley, Michelle L ^a   Woody, Alex ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Minority stress; Sexual minority health; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMMUNITY SUPPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MASTERY; MINORITY STRESS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84859270089     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.02.004     Document Type: Review

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