Sense of Belonging to Specific Communities and Depressive Symptoms Among Australian Gay Men

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 804-820

  Morris, Simon ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a   McLachlan, Angus J ^a   Jenkins, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; gay community; gay men; sense of belonging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926526340     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2014.999491     Document Type: Article

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