Work conditions and mental health in lesbian and gay dual-earner parents

Family Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 727-740

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a   Smith, Julianna Z ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; Internalized homophobia; Lesbian; Mental health; Outness; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887131383     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fare.12042     Document Type: Article

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