Family Rejection, Social Isolation, and Loneliness as Predictors of Negative Health Outcomes (Depression, Suicidal Ideation, and Sexual Risk Behavior) Among Thai Male-to-Female Transgender Adolescents

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 347-363

  Yadegarfard, Mohammadrasool ^a   Meinhold Bergmann, Mallika E ^a   Ho, Robert ^a  

^a ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; depression; family rejection; loneliness; sexual risk behavior; social isolation; suicidal ideation; transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908372801     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2014.910483     Document Type: Article

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