Antecedents of sexual victimization: Factors discriminating victims from nonvictims

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Synovitz, Linda B ^a   Byrne, T Jean ^b  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College women; Sexual assault; Sexual coercion; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PERSONALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM;

EID: 0031952199     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448489809595602     Document Type: Article

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