Identity development of homosexual youth and parental and familial influences on the coming out process.
This paper examines the literature on identity development of homosexual youth, and parental and familial influences on the coming out process. Research indicates that homosexual adolescents who have a close relationship with their parents and families tend to come out at a younger age and to experience more positive identities than do those who have a poor relationship.
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Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago 60625, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012944:Social Support