Parental Disapproval and Gay and Lesbian Relationship Quality

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 2189-2212

  Reczek, Corinne ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cohabitation informal marriages; dyadic relationship quality satisfaction; intimate relationships; LGBTQ issues; parent child relations; qualitative; same sex relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990853651     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X14566638     Document Type: Article

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