The relationship of social support to physically abused children's adjustment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 641-651

  Ezzell, Cora E ^a   Swenson, Cynthia Cupit ^b   Brondino, Michael J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Family Services Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical abuse; Relationships; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034099378     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(00)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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