Abstract: Findings from 27 gay male adolescents revealed that most respondents reported feeling different from other boys as children. Average age of first crush on another boy was 12.7 years; average age for realizing they were gay was 12.5 years. Traditional family values played greater role in predicting coming out experiences than did race. (Author/NB)

Title: The Effects of Traditional Family Values on the Coming Out Process of Gay Male Adolescents.
Author: Newman, Bernie Sue; Muzzonigro, Peter Gerard
Journal Citation: Adolescence, v28 n109 p213-26 Spr 1993
ISSN: 0001-8449
Publication Year: 1993
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Research Report (143)
Target Audience: Counselors and Practitioners
ERIC Identifier: EJ459046
Clearinghouse Identifier: CG542489
Available from: UMI
This document is NOT available from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS).

Descriptors: Adolescent Development; * Adolescents; * Family Attitudes; * Homosexuality; Self Disclosure [Individuals]; * Values

Identifiers: *Coming Out