Women's self-esteem: A community study of women who report and do not report Childhood Sexual Abuse

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 696-704

  Romans, Sarah E ^a   Martin, Judy ^a   Mullen, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Rosanna Forensic Psychiatry Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0029962517     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.6.696     Document Type: Article

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