Sexual Minority-Related Victimization as a Mediator of Mental Health Disparities in Sexual Minority Youth: A Longitudinal Analysis

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 394-402

  Burton, Chad M ^a,d   Marshal, Michael P ^a   Chisolm, Deena J ^b   Sucato, Gina S ^a   Friedman, Mark S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Minority stress; Sexual minority youth; Suicidality; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873719673     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9901-5     Document Type: Article

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