title: How lonely are gay and lesbian youth?
abstract: UCLA Loneliness Scale (8-item version) scores in a sample of 384 gay and lesbian adolescents support the hypothesis that such youths are especially vulnerable to loneliness.
authors.affiliation: Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University, NY 10003-6654, USA.
authors.forename: James I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: D'Augelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires