Risk and Resilience During Transgender Identity Development: The Effects of Awareness and Engagement with Other Transgender People on Affect

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-46

  Testa, Rylan J ^a   Jimenez, Crystal L ^a  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sue)   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; community support; resilience; suicidal ideation; transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893252782     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2013.805177     Document Type: Article

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