Disparities in depressive distress by sexual orientation in emerging adults: The roles of attachment and stress paradigms

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 901-916

  Rosario, Margaret ^a   Reisner, Sari L ^b   Corliss, Heather L ^c   Wypij, David ^b,c,d   Frazier, A Lindsay ^b,d,e,f   Austin, S Bryn ^b,c,d,f  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Depression; Sexual orientation; Stress; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902377424     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0129-6     Document Type: Article

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