Rural location and exposure to minority stress among sexual minorities in the United States

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 226-243

  Swank, Eric ^a   Frost, David M ^b   Fahs, Breanne ^c  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; minority stress; rural environment; sexual minority; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865439741     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2012.700026     Document Type: Article

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