Sexual minority status, peer harassment, and adolescent depression

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1001-1011

  Martin Storey, Alexa ^a   Crosnoe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Harassment; Self concept; Sexual minority status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84863429276     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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