Is There an Emotional Cost of Completing High School? Ecological Factors and Psychological Distress Among LGBT Homeless Youth

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 366-381

  Bidell, Markus P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

education; home school climate; LGBT homeless youth; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TRANSGENDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893321960     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.842426     Document Type: Article

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