Internalized Homonegativity, Sense of Belonging, and Depressive Symptoms Among Australian Gay Men

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 450-465

  Davidson, Kenneth ^a   McLaren, Suzanne ^a   Jenkins, Megan ^a   Corboy, Denise ^a   Gibbs, Petah M ^a   Molloy, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; gay men; internalized homonegativity; sense of belonging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL MINORITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MINORITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995538682     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2016.1190215     Document Type: Article

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