JOURNAL ARTICLE

Career Development, Lesbian Identity Development, and Campus Climate Among Lesbian College Students

Merideth J. TomlinsonRuth E. Fassinger

Year: 2003 Journal:   Journal of college student development Vol: 44 (6)Pages: 845-860   Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Abstract

In this study we examined the relationships among lesbian identity development, perceptions of campus climate, and vocational development of 192 undergraduate lesbian women. Results indicated the combination of lesbian identity development phases and campus climate accounted for significant variance in two measures of vocational development. Implications for practice and research are given.

Keywords:
Lesbian Identity (music) Vocational education Career development Psychology Sexual identity Homosexuality Gender studies Sociology Social psychology Pedagogy Human sexuality

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75
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2.70
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
26
Refs
0.89
Citation Normalized Percentile
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Citation History

Topics

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Social Psychology
Higher Education Research Studies
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Education
Gender Diversity and Inequality
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Gender Studies

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