The reliability and validity of empirically scaled measures of psychological/verbal control and physical/sexual abuse: Relationship between current negative mood and a history of abuse independent of other negative life events

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-142

  Pitzner, Joanne K ^b   Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Negative life events; Paranoia; Physical abuse; Psychological abuse; Psychosomatic complaints; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031214426     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00370-4     Document Type: Article

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