Consistency of children's sexualized or avoidant reactions to anatomical dolls: A pilot study

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-104

  Boat, Barbara W ^a   Everson, Mark D ^b   Amaya Jackson, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MATURATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0029757445     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v05n01_05     Document Type: Article

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