The Relationship of Lesbian and Gay Identity Development and Involvement in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Organizations

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dc.contributor.advisorLucas, Margarethaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLynch, John Wileyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-03T15:29:55Z
dc.date.available2005-08-03T15:29:55Z
dc.date.issued2005-06-03en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the relationship between gay and lesbian identity development and involvement in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations. Eighty nine undergraduate and graduate students who self identified as gay, lesbian, or questioning were surveyed at a large, mid-Atlantic, state university. The Gay and Lesbian Identity Questionnaire (Revised) (Fassinger, 2001a; Fassinger, 2001b) was used to measure identity development. An instrument was created to measure involvement. No significant relationship was found between identity development and level of involvement. However, it was found that participants with more integrated identities showed a preference for support and social type organizations over education and cultural organizations. There were also significant relationships between age, coming out, and gay and lesbian identity development. Implications for theory and practice and directions for future research were examined.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2667
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Higheren_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEducation, Guidance and Counselingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledGayen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlesbianen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcollege studentsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledinvolvementen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsexual identity developmenten_US
dc.titleThe Relationship of Lesbian and Gay Identity Development and Involvement in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Organizationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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