Stress-related growth in the lives of lesbian and gay people of faith

Positive Psychology: Advances in Understanding Adult Motivation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 291-307

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Westminster College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out growth; Lesbian gay bisexual; Minority stress; Positive psychology; Religion; Religious institutions; Sexual minorities; Spiritual journeys; Spirituality; Stress related growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956653770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7282-7     Document Type: Chapter

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