Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Journal of Youth and Adolescence - Tập 38 Số 7 - Trang 1001-1014 - 2009
Joanna Almeida1, Reneé M. Johnson2, Heather L. Corliss3, Beth E. Molnar4, Deborah Azrael2
1Northeastern University, School of Health Professions, Institute on Urban Health Research, Boston, USA
2Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center, Boston, USA
3Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, USA
4Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA

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