Minority Stress and Binge Eating Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 971-992

  Mason, Tyler B ^a   Lewis, Robin J ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

binge eating; lesbian; minority stress; negative affect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BISEXUALITY; BULIMIA; COMPLICATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BISEXUALITY; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928588654     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2015.1008285     Document Type: Article

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