Resiliency and adult adaptation in women with and without self-reported histories of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-196

  Lam, Judy N ^a   Grossman, Frances K ^b  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; childhood sexual abuse; protective factors; resiliency; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030976214     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024821927574     Document Type: Article

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