Locus of control, minority stress, and psychological distress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 169-175

  Carter, Larry W ^a   Mollen, Debra ^a   Smith, Nathan Grant ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Internalized heterosexism; Locus of control; Minority stress; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892885642     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034593     Document Type: Article

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