Daughter's perceptions of being mothered by an incest survivor: A phenomenological study

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 25-43

  Voth, Peggy Funk ^a   Tutty, Leslie M ^b  

^a Distress Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults molested as children; Child abuse; Mothering; Parenting; Second generation effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCEST; INTEGRATION; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0033379884     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v08n03_02     Document Type: Article

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