LGBT strengths: Incorporating positive psychology into theory, research, training, and practice

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-334

  Vaughan, Michelle D ^a   Rodriguez, Eric M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender identity; LGBT; Positive psychology; Sexual orientation; Strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948067688     PISSN: 23290382     EISSN: 23290390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000053     Document Type: Conference Paper

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