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Abes, Elisa S.; Jones, Susan R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2004
Narrative inquiry methodology was used to investigate self-perceived identities among 10 lesbian college students. Analysis of data from in-depth, open-ended interviews revealed the role of meaning-making capacity in determining the extent to which contextual influences shaped self-perceptions of sexual orientation identity and its relationship…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, College Students, Self Concept, Sexual Orientation