Factors that influence the achievement of an affirmative gay identity

• Main Author: Motilla, Ronaldo A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Older gays—Psychology; Aging—Psychological aspects; Gender and Sexuality; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8142
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study examined whether social support network, religious beliefs, and locus of control influence successful aging, which is defined as the achievement of an affirmative gay identity. Ten self­-identified older gay men, aged 60-77 years old, participated in the study. The results revealed that f...