Minority Stress and Stress Proliferation Among Same-Sex and Other Marginalized Couples

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 40-59

  Leblanc, Allen J ^a   Frost, David M ^b   Wight, Richard G ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic couple data; Gay, lesbian, bisexual mental health; Stress coping and or resiliency; Theory construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920973437     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12160     Document Type: Article

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