The Developmental Collision Hypothesis: An Empirical Test With Three Generations of Sexual Minority Youth.
Sexual minority youth experience disproportionate rates of mental health symptomatology relative to their heterosexual peers. Less is known about why these disparities have persisted despite growing public awareness of sexual diversity. The developmental collision hypothesis states that increased cu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 559 - 574 |
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Mar2025
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