Being out at school: The implications for school victimization and young adult adjustment

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 635-643

  Russell, Stephen T ^a   Toomey, Russell B ^b   Ryan, Caitlin ^c   Diaz, Rafael M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Coming out; Depression; LGBT youth; Selfesteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; POLICY; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS; TRANSGENDER; VICTIM; YOUNG ADULT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925830811     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ort0000037     Document Type: Article

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