Multiple early victimization experiences as a pathway to explain physical health disparities among sexual minority and heterosexual individuals

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-119

  Andersen, Judith P ^a   Zou, Christopher ^a   Blosnich, John ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; Health disparities; LGB; Mediation; Peer bullying; Physical health; Sexual minorities; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; MINORITY GROUP; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILDHOOD VICTIMIZATION; ETHNICITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RACE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME VICTIM; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NORTH AMERICA; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926469345     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.043     Document Type: Article

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