Resilience in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 371-383

  Kwon, Paul ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; emotional openness; gay; hope; lesbian; optimism; outness; resilience; sexual orientation; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL OPENNESS; FEMALE; GAY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; OPTIMISM; OUTNESS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESILIENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BISEXUAL; EMOTIONAL OPENNESS; GAY; HOPE; LESBIAN; OPTIMISM; OUTNESS; RESILIENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HOPE; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84885366662     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088868313490248     Document Type: Article

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