Gender minority social stress in adolescence: Disparities in adolescent bullying and substance use by gender identity

Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 243-256

  Reisner, Sari L ^a   Greytak, Emily A ^b   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c,d,e   Ybarra, Michele L ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b National Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Cancer Network   (United States)

^c Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923581685     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2014.886321     Document Type: Article

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