Factors protecting against the development of adjustment difficulties in young adults exposed to childhood sexual abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1177-1190

  Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Christchurch Health and Development Study   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adjustment difficulties; Childhood sexual abuse; Longitudinal study; Protective factors; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEPRESSION; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030728251     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(97)00093-8     Document Type: Article

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