Exploring gender and identity issues among female adolescent and young adults who connect in an anonymous platform

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 548-560

  Pounders, Kathrynn ^a   Stowers, Kirsten ^a   Wilcox, Gary ^a   Love, Brad ^a   Mackert, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; cancer; females; gender; identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOGGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEOPLASMS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017014354     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105315605657     Document Type: Article

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