Childhood maltreatment, posttraumatic stress symptomatology, and adolescent dating violence: Considering the value of adolescent perceptions of abuse and a trauma mediational model

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 847-871

  Wekerle, Christine ^a   Wolfe, David A ^b   Hawkins, D Lynn ^b   Pittman, Anna Lee ^b   Glickman, Ashley ^b   Lovald, Benedicte E ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROL; COURTSHIP; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035463536     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954579401004060     Document Type: Article

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