Short-Term Prospective Effects of Homophobic Victimization on the Mental Health of Heterosexual Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1240-1251

  Poteat, V Paul ^a   Scheer, Jillian R ^a   DiGiovanni, Craig D ^a   Mereish, Ethan H ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bullying; Depression; Homophobia; Mental health; Victimization; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84903706663     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-013-0078-3     Document Type: Article

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