Recalled Social Experiences and Current Psychological Adjustment among Adults Reared by Gay and Lesbian Parents

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 230-253

  Lick, David J ^a   Patterson, Charlotte J ^b   Schmidt, Karen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children of gay and lesbian parents; gay and lesbian families; parental sexual orientation; Rainbow Families Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876300783     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2013.781907     Document Type: Article

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