Minority stress, experience of parenthood and child adjustment in lesbian families

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-304

  Boss, H M W ^a   van Balen, F ^a   van den Boom, D C ^a   Sandfort, Th G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PARENTHOOD; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRESS;

EID: 9744232872     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830412331298350     Document Type: Article

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