The Longitudinal Associations Between Outness and Health Outcomes Among Gay/Lesbian Versus Bisexual Emerging Adults.
Sexual minorities are at increased risk for substance use and mental health problems. Although previous studies have examined the associations between outness and health outcomes, few have used longitudinal designs or examined differences across subgroups of sexual minorities. To address these gaps,...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 1111 - 1127 |
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Springer Nature
May2019
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