Testing the tenets of minority stress theory in workplace contexts

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 532-542

  Velez, Brandon L ^a   Moradi, Bonnie ^a   Brewster, Melanie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Heterosexism; Lesbian; Minority stress; Workplace discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84887527500     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033346     Document Type: Article

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