Mediators of the long-term impact of child sexual abuse: Perceived stigma, betrayal, powerlessness, and self-blame

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 447-455

  Coffey, Patricia ^a   Leitenberg, Harold ^a   Henning, Kris ^a   Turner, Tonia ^a   Bennett, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Self blame; Sexual abuse; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0029887934     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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